We tried out Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning Worldcoin orbs. It all felt too low-key to be truly dystopian.
, a project he cofounded in 2019 with the vague goal of creating"a new identity and financial network owned by everyone."
But in the interests of journalism, we headed to a Worldcoin pop-up in London's financial district on Wednesday afternoon to check out his new project.Worldcoin was scanning people's eyes out of a shared working space, which gave the dystopian-sounding enterprise a surprisingly low-key feel. We weren't required to hand over our names, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers as part of the process.Eyeballs safely scanned, we grabbed a coffee and chatted with others.
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