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I'm web3 neutral, but this is relevant because:

1. Sam Altman started this company

2. He and other founders would benefit enormously if this was the way to solve the issue that AI raises, namely, "are you a human?"

3. Their mission statement:

> The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has accelerated the need to differentiate between human- and AI-generated content online Proof of personhood addresses two of the key considerations presented by the Age of AI: (1) protecting against sybil attacks and (2) minimizing the spread of AI-generated misinformation World ID, an open and permissionless identity protocol, acts as a global digital passport and can be used anonymously to prove uniqueness and humanness as well as to selectively disclose credentials issued by other parties Worldcoin has published in-depth resources to provide more details about proof of personhood and World ID



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