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Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning digital ID project is rolling out in the UK, giving Brits access to verification services the entrepreneur claims are essential to distinguish between human and artificial intelligence.

World has developed an orb “that confirms humanness” by scanning people’s eyes, generating a digital credential that can be used to access goods and services online, as well as the group’s own cryptocurrency, Worldcoin. This week, World is opening a number of locations in London where people can scan their irises to receive a World ID.