世界币在技术合作中面临监管挑战

尽管存在监管审查和隐私问题，世界币（Worldcoin）这家通过虹膜扫描获取数字身份和加密货币分发的初创公司仍然雄心勃勃。面对调查和禁令，该团队寻求与 OpenAI 等科技巨头合作，相信他们的“人格证明”系统可以将人类与在线人工智能创造物区分开来。世界币的母公司 Tools for Humanity 也在升级其扫描球体并扩大其术语，从带有政治色彩的“全民基本收入”转向“稀缺资源的分配”。

Worldcoin: Regulatory Challenges and Tech Team-Ups Amid Quest for Digital Identity

世界币：数字身份探索中的监管挑战和技术合作

Worldcoin, the ambitious project that seeks to provide individuals with a digital identity and crypto tokens through iris scans, has faced a series of regulatory setbacks in recent months. Despite these challenges, the group remains undeterred, aiming to forge partnerships with tech giants like OpenAI.

世界币是一个雄心勃勃的项目，旨在通过虹膜扫描为个人提供数字身份和加密代币，但近几个月来面临一系列监管挫折。尽管面临这些挑战，该集团仍然没有被吓倒，旨在与 OpenAI 等科技巨头建立合作伙伴关系。

Regulatory Scrutiny Casts Shadow over Worldcoin

监管审查给世界币蒙上阴影

Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, has been the subject of investigations in Germany and Argentina, a ban in Kenya, and allegations of non-compliance in Spain and Portugal. Authorities in the latter countries alleged that children were permitted to undergo eye scans and obtain blockchain-based identities known as World IDs, prompting orders to cease data collection. Furthermore, Worldcoin's token, traded under the ticker WLD, is not available to market participants in the United States due to regulatory concerns.

世界币背后的公司 Tools for Humanity 已成为德国和阿根廷调查的对象、肯尼亚的禁令以及西班牙和葡萄牙的违规指控的对象。后一个国家的当局声称，儿童被允许接受眼部扫描并获得基于区块链的身份（称为“世界 ID”），从而促使下令停止数据收集。此外，由于监管问题，美国的市场参与者无法使用以代码 WLD 进行交易的 Worldcoin 代币。

Alex Blania, CEO of Tools for Humanity, attributes the scrutiny partly to the high profile of his co-founder, Sam Altman. "I think it's just because of Sam," Blania told Bloomberg News. "Just, like, much more attention than you would usually face as a company of that size or a project of that size."

Tools for Humanity 的首席执行官亚历克斯·布拉尼亚 (Alex Blania) 将这种审查部分归因于其联合创始人萨姆·奥尔特曼 (Sam Altman) 的高调。 “我认为这只是因为萨姆，”布拉尼亚告诉彭博新闻社。 “就像这样规模的公司或项目一样，你通常会受到更多的关注。”

Altman's OpenAI, known for creating ChatGPT, boasts a valuation of $86 billion following a recent deal. Blania emphasizes that Tools for Humanity has engaged proactively in discussions with regulators, but declined to elaborate on any potential positive developments in this regard. Notably, he met with representatives of Malaysia's digital ministry, as mentioned in a post on the social media platform X.

Altman 的 OpenAI 以创建 ChatGPT 而闻名，在最近的一笔交易后估值达到 860 亿美元。布拉尼亚强调，“人类工具”已积极与监管机构进行讨论，但拒绝详细说明这方面的任何潜在积极进展。值得注意的是，正如社交媒体平台 X 上的一篇帖子提到的，他会见了马来西亚数字部的代表。

Addressing Regulatory Concerns

解决监管问题

In response to concerns raised by regulators in Spain and Portugal, Blania asserts that the company is implementing modifications to ensure compliance. Previously, Worldcoin utilized an age verification feature embedded within the "orb" device used for scanning, which was designed to indicate if an individual was too young to be registered. However, the company has since introduced an identity document verification process and allows users of its app, which boasts over 10 million users, to request the removal of their World IDs.

针对西班牙和葡萄牙监管机构提出的担忧，布拉尼亚坚称该公司正在实施修改以确保合规性。此前，世界币利用了嵌入在用于扫描的“orb”设备中的年龄验证功能，该功能旨在表明个人是否太年轻而无法注册。然而，该公司此后推出了身份文件验证流程，并允许其拥有超过 1000 万用户的应用程序的用户请求删除其 World ID。

Tech Team-Ups and Partnerships

技术团队和合作伙伴

Despite the regulatory challenges, Tools for Humanity is forging ahead with partnerships with prominent players in tech and finance. Last year, the project collaborated with cybersecurity firm Okta Inc. on a "sign in with Worldcoin" authentication service, an alternative or addition to similar offerings by Apple Inc. and Google.

尽管面临监管挑战，Tools for Humanity 仍在与科技和金融领域的知名企业建立合作伙伴关系。去年，该项目与网络安全公司 Okta Inc. 合作推出“使用 Worldcoin 登录”身份验证服务，这是苹果公司和谷歌类似产品的替代或补充。

Blania and Altman maintain that Worldcoin's identity system offers "proof of personhood," distinguishing humans on the internet from bots such as ChatGPT. Blania highlights the growing significance of validating an individual's authenticity in the wake of AI advancements.

Blania 和 Altman 认为，世界币的身份系统提供了“人格证明”，将互联网上的人类与 ChatGPT 等机器人区分开来。布拉尼亚强调，随着人工智能的进步，验证个人的真实性变得越来越重要。

"With the progress of AI, all the things that, we thought, would happen, I think happened much faster than even we expected," he said.

“随着人工智能的进步，我们认为会发生的所有事情，我认为发生的速度比我们预期的要快得多，”他说。

While Blania hinted at a potential collaboration with OpenAI, he declined to provide specific details. "There's some natural things in how we might and will work together," he said. "But it's nothing that we're ready to announce yet."

虽然 Blania 暗示可能与 OpenAI 合作，但他拒绝提供具体细节。 “我们可能以及将会如何合作，这是一些自然的事情，”他说。 “但我们还没有准备好宣布什么。”

Altman's involvement with Tools for Humanity has increased since the launch of the WLD token last July, according to Blania. Altman contributes to hiring and the development of the company's strategy and vision, while still prioritizing OpenAI. OpenAI did not respond to requests for comment.

据 Blania 称，自去年 7 月推出 WLD 代币以来，Altman 对 Tools for Humanity 的参与有所增加。 Altman 为公司的招聘以及战略和愿景的制定做出了贡献，同时仍然优先考虑 OpenAI。 OpenAI 没有回应置评请求。

Blania also revealed that Tools for Humanity has had discussions with payments company PayPal Holdings Inc., but emphasized that no "concrete" developments have emerged. A PayPal spokesperson declined to comment on rumors or speculation.

布拉尼亚还透露，Tools for Humanity 已与支付公司 PayPal Holdings Inc. 进行了讨论，但强调尚未出现“具体”进展。 PayPal 发言人拒绝对谣言或猜测发表评论。

Product Evolution and Strategy Shifts

产品演变和战略转变

Tools for Humanity plans to introduce a layer-2 blockchain called World Chain and is exploring upgrades to its orb device, including introducing different colors and launching additional orbs in various global locations. Blania explains that the current orb model is a prototype that was not intended for the market.

Tools for Humanity 计划引入名为 World Chain 的第 2 层区块链，并正在探索对其 orb 设备的升级，包括引入不同的颜色以及在全球不同地点推出额外的 orb。布拉尼亚解释说，当前的球体模型是一个原型，并不适合投放市场。

"Sam was like, 'Let's launch faster,'" he said. "'Let's just get it out.'"

“山姆说，‘让我们发射得更快吧，’”他说。 “‘我们把它拿出来吧。’”

The project is also distancing itself from the term "universal basic income," which had been a personal passion for Altman. Initially positioned as a means to distribute payments in certain markets, the project drew criticism for its labor practices as it scanned people in exchange for compensation in countries such as Indonesia, Kenya, Sudan, Ghana, and Chile.

该项目还与奥特曼个人热衷的“全民基本收入”一词保持距离。该项目最初被定位为在某些市场分配付款的一种手段，但因其在印度尼西亚、肯尼亚、苏丹、加纳和智利等国家对人员进行扫描以换取补偿而因其劳工实践而受到批评。

Blania prefers the term "distribution of scarce resources," arguing that "UBI is a very politically loaded term" with "communistic" connotations. He also broadens the scope to include resources beyond money, such as computing power used for training AI models.

布拉尼亚更喜欢“稀缺资源的分配”这个词，认为“全民基本收入是一个政治色彩非常浓厚的术语”，具有“共产主义”的内涵。他还扩大了范围，纳入了金钱以外的资源，例如用于训练人工智能模型的计算能力。

Funding and Future Prospects

资金和未来前景

While Tools for Humanity actively seeks talent to join its 200-person team, Blania expresses uncertainty about tapping the crypto market for funding. The company raised $115 million last year, but a planned token sale with a target of $50 million was abandoned due to market fluctuations.

虽然 Tools for Humanity 积极寻找人才加入其 200 人团队，但 Blania 对利用加密市场融资表示不确定。该公司去年筹集了 1.15 亿美元，但由于市场波动而放弃了目标为 5000 万美元的代币销售计划。

Crypto media company The Block reported that the deal would have valued the WLD token at $1 each, a significant discount to its spot price of $2.50 at the time.

加密媒体公司 The Block 报道称，这笔交易将使 WLD 代币的估值为每个 1 美元，比当时 2.50 美元的现货价格大幅折扣。

"The token price shot up so drastically," Blania said. "We were like this doesn't sound like a good deal anymore." WLD has rallied along with the broader crypto market this year, reaching an all-time high near $12 in March.

“代币价格大幅上涨，”布拉尼亚说。 “我们觉得这听起来不再是一件好事了。”今年，WLD 与更广泛的加密货币市场一起上涨，在 3 月份达到了接近 12 美元的历史新高。

Blania acknowledges that the company is working to increase comfort with eyeball scans among potential users and regulators, citing the example of Apple's Vision Pro goggles that employ "Optic ID" iris recognition as a step towards mainstream adoption.

Blania 承认，该公司正在努力提高潜在用户和监管机构对眼球扫描的舒适度，并引用了苹果 Vision Pro 护目镜的例子，该护目镜采用“Optic ID”虹膜识别技术，作为迈向主流采用的一步。

However, he concedes that Tools for Humanity's status as a startup may necessitate different considerations. "We are not Apple, so we actually need to earn our trust."

然而，他承认 Tools for Humanity 作为一家初创公司的地位可能需要不同的考虑。 “我们不是苹果，所以我们实际上需要赢得我们的信任。”