Tinder Partners with Sam Altman's World for Identity Verification via Physical Orbs
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Stevie Bonifield
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Summary
Tinder is partnering with World, a company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to offer identity verification through physical orbs. Users who visit these facial scanning orbs in person can prove they're human (not bots or AI agents) and receive five free boosts in the Tinder app. The service, initially tested in Japan, is now expanding to select markets including Japan and the United States. World is also launching a World ID app where users can manage their 'proof of human' verification for use across various apps.
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· 4 pulledTinder users who prove they're a real person by visiting an identity-verifying orb will soon be able to get five free boosts in the app
World, which was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, initially tested Tinder verification using its facial scanning orbs through a pilot program in Japan last year
To verify that they're not a bot or an AI agent, users have to physically visit one of World's orbs in person
World is bringing its identity-verifying orb tech to Tinder and other apps with a new World ID app where users can manage their 'proof of human' verification
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