Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on May 14th, 2023 David is joined by Worldcoin Co-Founders, Alex Blania and Sam Altman. Alex is Worldcoin’s CEO and Sam is CEO of OpenAI. Both Co-founded Worldcoin in 2020. Worldcoin is one of the most ambitious crypto projects in the space. It’s Worldcoin’s philosophy that the best way to produce unique verifiable humanness is through human biometrics that map to our unique DNA. This is the most robust way to achieve sybil resistance. That is why Worldcoin created its silver Orb that scans user's eyeballs.  Why scan the eye? Is it safe? How is data stored? What’s Worldcoin’s crypto token distribution plan? All of these questions and much more answered in the episode.  ------ ✨DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-worldcoin  ------ 🚀Join Ryan & David at Permissionless in September. Bankless Citizens get 30% off https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ⁠https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2  ⁠ 🦊METAMASK PORTFOLIO | TRACK & MANAGE YOUR WEB3 EVERYTHING ⁠https://bankless.cc/MetaMask   ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum   ⁠ 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle  ⁠ 👾POLYGON | VALUE LAYER OF THE INTERNET https://polygon.technology/roadmap  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT SOLUTION https://bankless.cc/Toku    ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 6:15 Inception of Worldcoin Idea 8:35 How Sam & Alex Met  10:57 Why Scan Eyes  16:35 The Technology Behind the Orb  21:40 Worldcoin & Privacy  25:05 How Worldcoin Data Flows  28:35 Why Worldcoin is Needed 33:02 Proof of Personhood & Crypto  35:05 Worldcoin’s Distribution Plan  36:49 Worldcoin’s Complexity & Pressure  39:25 Sam’s Involvement with Worldcoin  39:47 Worldcoin & Optimism  42:00 Orb Operations  48:10 Worldcoin Roadmap  49:25 The Ups & Downs of Worldcoin  53:10 Reflecting on Worldcoin’s Critiques  56:10 What Does Worldcoin Need the Most?  56:50 Where Sam Stands on AI Alignment 59:20 Closing & Disclosures ----- RESOURCES Worldcoin Privacy Deep Dive https://worldcoin.org/blog/developers/privacy-deep-dive  Worldcoin https://worldcoin.org/  Alex Blania https://twitter.com/alexblania  Sam Altman https://twitter.com/sama   ------ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here:  https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠ 

Erik and Alex delve into Worldcoin, AGI, and future tech, discussing proof of personhood, privacy challenges, and building a startup during a global crisis. They explore the potential of AGI, ethical considerations in deployment, and plans for scaling up with more launches and active devices.

Today we are joined by Alex Blania to discuss Worldcoin and its attempt to solve proof-of-humanity. ChatGPT and AI have hit the world by storm, making it harder to distinguish humanity from machine. In this episode, we discuss how proof of humanity is necessary in an AI-driven world, why Worldcoin uses biometric data and crypto rails, how privacy concerns are mitigated, questions around UBI, and how Worldcoin will be crypto's largest onboarding catalyst over the next 12 months.- -Timestamps:(01:26) The Origin Story(06:39) How AI Impacts Proof-of-Humanity(11:24) Why Biometrics and the Orb(19:37) Data and Privacy Concerns(26:01) Related Government Experiments(30:07) Why Should People Care About Proof-of-Humanity(32:38) Quicknode ad(34:23) Kwenta ad(35:21) The Crypto Tech Stack(40:02) Biggest Challenges, Success Metrics and Revenue Model(46:37) Criticisms and Reactions from Governments(49:37) Universal Basic Income(52:16) Scary Vibes and Removing Trust- -Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/alexblaniaFollow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitzFollow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroelFollow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepodSubscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2jSubscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprwGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - -This episode is brought to you by Quicknode. QuickNode is an end-to-end blockchain developer platform that makes building Web3 apps easy. Go to QuickNode.com and use code Empire for a free month on their feature-packed Build Plan!- -This episode is brought to you by Kwenta, the premier derivatives trading platform on Optimism that offers deep liquidity, low fees and up to 50x leverage across 24+ assets. Go to Kwenta.io and start trading today!- -ResourcesWorldcoinhttps://worldcoin.org/https://twitter.com/worldcoinSam Altmanhttps://twitter.com/sama- - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.