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World has launched an iris verification method for Zoom meetings that can display a blue marker during a meeting to prove that the other party is a real person rather than a deepfake. According to heise online, users must first scan their iris with a football-sized Orb device, after which verification is completed by comparing it with the encrypted Orb data stored via a smartphone camera and app. World ID offers three tiers of verification: the lowest tier, Proof of Attributes, is verified using official documents; Proof of Presence requires a selfie; and the highest tier, Proof of Human, requires using the World App together with a selfie captured by the Orb to compare biometric features. World says the protocol is based on open-source code, uses blockchain to achieve data decentralization and encryption, and that several banks and financial services institutions have already introduced the tool in their work environments. There are currently no subsequent developments.
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World launches iris-scan verification solution to prevent deepfakes in Zoom meetings
World, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has launched the World ID identity verification solution, which can display a blue badge in Zoom meetings to prove that the other party is a real person rather than a deepfake. Users must first scan their iris with a football-sized Orb device, after which verification is completed by comparing it with encrypted Orb data via a smartphone camera and app. World ID offers three verification tiers: the lowest tier, Proof of Attributes, verifies identity using official documents; Proof of Presence requires a selfie; and the highest tier, Proof of Human, requires using the World App to compare biometric features against a selfie captured with the Orb. World says the protocol is based on open-source code, uses blockchain to achieve data decentralization and encryption, and that several banks and financial services institutions have already introduced the tool in their work environments.