The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis Can Worldcoin Help Solve AI's Big Economic Problems?
Jul 24, 2023
Worldcoin stirs a heated debate as it promises to tackle AI's economic challenges like job displacement and proposes a universal basic income. Meanwhile, Stability AI unveils its new models, FreeWilly1 and FreeWilly2, surpassing ChatGPT in certain areas. Meta faces scrutiny over the open-source claims of its Llama 2 model. The podcast also delves into the role of AI in elections and Twitter's transformation into X, reflecting on the integration of AI in future social platforms and governance.
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Worldcoin's Dual Goals
- Worldcoin aims to solve two AI-generated problems: proving humans are not bots and supporting people facing job displacement.
- It uses iris scans for unique identification (World ID) and offers WLD tokens as incentives.
UBI and AI Job Displacement
- AI-driven job displacement fuels discussions about Universal Basic Income (UBI).
- Worldcoin's UBI aspect remains unclear, despite its token launch.
Proof of Personhood
- Worldcoin's primary focus is digital identity, with UBI as secondary.
- Proof of personhood is crucial in differentiating humans from AI as AI technology advances.