Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is ...

Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder

Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project announced at an event in San Francisco on Friday that Tinder ...

Are you human? New tool aims to help prove you're not AI

How do you even know if anyone online is real anymore? A potential solution to prove you're not a bot or AI clone just got an ...
Engadget

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...
TechCrunch

World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents

World, co-founded by Sam Altman, is dedicated to creating what it calls “proof of human” tech — ID verification tools for an internet increasingly overrun by AI-generated content of dubious quality.
WRIC

DMV pushes Virginia Mobile ID as more businesses, agencies test using it

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles says over 100,000 residents now use a mobile ID. The department said the more Virginians that use it, the more businesses and agencies ...
The Verge

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet

After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples’ licenses, experts warn the discrimination will extend to online spaces. After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples’ ...
Education Week

Real-Time Data Shows Exactly How Students Use AI on School Technology

Roughly one in five student interactions with generative artificial intelligence on school technology involved cheating, self-harm, bullying, and other problematic behaviors, according to data ...
10TV.com

TPS verification delays hold up ID renewal for hundreds of Haitians in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Champion City Drivers Ed has been around since 2024. 10 Investigates spoke with the Springfield business's founder and CEO, John Whitacre. He said their goal is to keep their student ...
Reuters

State Department switches to OpenAI as US agencies start phasing out Anthropic

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Three U.S. cabinet agencies on Monday moved to cease use of Anthropic's AI products, joining the military in directing staff to use models from rivals such ‌as OpenAI ...
Yahoo

Anthropic wanted the Pentagon to agree not to use its AI for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. So Trump ordered the government to stop using it altogether.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Nathan ...
The New York Times

Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

The company had clashed with the military over how officials wanted to use its cutting-edge A.I. model. The order could vastly complicate intelligence analysis and defense work. By Julian E. Barnes ...