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Graham Barlow

‘The face thing is probably going to break’ — Sam Altman-backed firm warns AI will soon outgrow facial recognition, but says its ‘proof of human’ system World ID could be part of the solution

The new World ID app from Tools for Humanity.

Facial recognition has become one of the default ways we prove who we are online, from unlocking our phones to logging into banking apps. But according to a senior figure at a Sam Altman-backed startup, that entire system may not hold for much longer, thanks to AI.

“Over time the AI is going to get so powerful that really, the face thing is probably going to break,” says Tiago Sanda, Chief Product Officer for Tools for Humanity, as I catch up with him to discuss the latest upgrade to its World ID system.

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