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Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?

Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?

FromScience Weekly


Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?

FromScience Weekly

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s technology reporter Hibaq Farah about Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency offering users tokens in exchange for a scan of their eyeballs. Farah explains what the motives behind the company are, why they think we all need to become ‘verified humans’, and how governments have responded to the project. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Science Weekly podcast will now explore some of the crucial scientific questions about Covid-19. Led by its usual hosts  Ian Sample,  Hannah Devlin and  Nicola Davis, as well as the Guardian's health editor Sarah Boseley, we’ll be taking questions – some sent by you – to experts on the frontline of the global outbreak. Send us your questions here:  theguardian.com/covid19questions