Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:30 zuletzt editiert vonI heard this news a couple years ago. No chance in hell it happens
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:31 zuletzt editiert vonOn the one hand, I understand the inherent limitations of pseudonymous social media and why a corporation and even end users might benefit from authoritative user identification.
On the other hand, oh hell no.
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:32 zuletzt editiert vonLol. The bots to humans ratio will get even bigger if that happens.
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On the one hand, I understand the inherent limitations of pseudonymous social media and why a corporation and even end users might benefit from authoritative user identification.
On the other hand, oh hell no.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:42 zuletzt editiert vonExactly. Reddit isn’t my fucking bank. They don’t need to know who I am.
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:46 zuletzt editiert von lwd@lemm.eedeleted by creator
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:47 zuletzt editiert vonI hope they do this, it'd make the APIopolypse look like a practice run.
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On the one hand, I understand the inherent limitations of pseudonymous social media and why a corporation and even end users might benefit from authoritative user identification.
On the other hand, oh hell no.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:47 zuletzt editiert vonI mean, there's someone here who has (not even exaggerating) 15+ accounts that they just rotate thru.
It's a hassle to block them all because I still see new ones, but I'll take that over "proving myself" as a unique person with something like this.
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:49 zuletzt editiert vonJust no. I use reddit because it's pseudonimous. I would never reveal my id on reddit of all places, regardless of how useful it can be.
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I mean, there's someone here who has (not even exaggerating) 15+ accounts that they just rotate thru.
It's a hassle to block them all because I still see new ones, but I'll take that over "proving myself" as a unique person with something like this.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:57 zuletzt editiert vonI haven't seen like any hilariouschaos users in awhile
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 20:57 zuletzt editiert vonThat is perhaps the only orb I care not to ponder.
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On the one hand, I understand the inherent limitations of pseudonymous social media and why a corporation and even end users might benefit from authoritative user identification.
On the other hand, oh hell no.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:00 zuletzt editiert von acosmichippo@lemmy.worldI don't think psudonyms are an issue, but verifying that a user is an actual person vs an AI chatbot is absolutely something that every popular social media platform will need to tackle at some point.
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:00 zuletzt editiert vonlol. That stupid Orb thing is still around?
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Just no. I use reddit because it's pseudonimous. I would never reveal my id on reddit of all places, regardless of how useful it can be.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:01 zuletzt editiert von lwd@lemm.eedeleted by creator
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I don't think psudonyms are an issue, but verifying that a user is an actual person vs an AI chatbot is absolutely something that every popular social media platform will need to tackle at some point.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:02 zuletzt editiert vonHmm funny how Sam Altman is one of the few people responsible for creating that problem and now he's selling the solution to it
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:07 zuletzt editiert vonI think the appropriate headline should be:
"Reddit in talks to embrace iris-scanning Orb to verify users created by man alleged by his own sister to have molested her throughout her childhood beginning at age 3."
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Exactly. Reddit isn’t my fucking bank. They don’t need to know who I am.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:10 zuletzt editiert vonYour bank doesn't even need to know who you are.
On a related note, Bank of America, if you're reading this, my name is
floop @lemmy.dbzer0.com, and I would like to withdraw all the money from my account. Nonsequential bills please! -
Hmm funny how Sam Altman is one of the few people responsible for creating that problem and now he's selling the solution to it
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:11 zuletzt editiert vonHe’s a modern day arms dealer.
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Hmm funny how Sam Altman is one of the few people responsible for creating that problem and now he's selling the solution to it
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:12 zuletzt editiert vonIt's actually low-key brilliant. Start a gold rush, when you realize the gold isn't actually there, pivot to selling shovels and keep hyping the gold rush. Fools and their money are soon parted, and there seem to be an endless supply of them.
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Lol. The bots to humans ratio will get even bigger if that happens.
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:14 zuletzt editiert vonIt works: You can tell the real humans because they'll be the only ones unwilling to do this invasive bullshit. The bots will just come up with something fake to scan and carry on as they always have.
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Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users
Reddit, racing to preserve “humanness and authenticity,” has discussed using Sam Altman’s World ID, sources say.
(www.semafor.com)
schrieb am 20. Juni 2025, 21:16 zuletzt editiert vonThe one Orb you don't ponder.
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