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Worldcoin has 37 million total users, of whom 17 million are verified through its Orb devices.
Alex Blania predicts that platforms like X will become unusable within months to a maximum of two years if they do not implement new technical solutions to distinguish humans from AI.
Alex Blania predicts that 99.9% of all internet traffic will be AI-driven in the future.
Merge Labs has been launched as a research lab to bridge artificial and biological intelligence, with a focus on high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces.
Merge Labs has raised $250 million in a seed round, with the largest investment coming directly from OpenAI rather than its venture arm.
The founding team of Merge Labs includes Alex Blania, Sam Altman, Sandra, Caltech professor Mikael Shapiro, and Samlin Tyson.
The collaboration between Merge Labs and OpenAI will focus on three main areas: biology, chips, and AI systems.
Merge Labs believes the most promising approach for high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces is the combination of ultrasound and molecular sensors.
Worldcoin's WorldApp is the largest crypto wallet in the world by number of users.
Worldcoin's business model is based on charging network fees, not on collecting or selling user data.
Alex Blania predicts that WorldID will be integrated with many large platforms in the coming months.
WorldID is currently live within Tinder Japan, allowing users to prove they are human, authenticate profile pictures, and verify their age.