Die Kernkomponenten der Orb Software sind nun öffentlich auf GitHub unter einer MIT/Apache 2.0 Dual-Lizenz verfügbar.

The above content speaks only as of the date indicated. Further, it is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and so may be incorrect and may change without notice. A full disclaimer can be found in our Terms of Use and Important User Information can be found on our Risks page.

World App is the first World ID-compatible wallet, created and operated by project contributor Tools for Humanity (TFH).

For a general overview of the need for proof of humanness, see Vitalik Buterin’s recent blog post.

Users can explicitly opt-in to giving the Worldcoin Foundation access to their images for the purposes of ensuring trust, safety, and improving the system.

The full suite of fraud detection measures extends beyond the Orb to the Orb’s backend and World App. For security reasons, the publicly available source code for today's release does not include all Orb software components related to fraud prevention.

The Orb OS build source will be included in a future release. See the release table for more information. 

The second control loop on the microcontroller helps stabilize the natural oscillations of the lens.

“Authentic” means the images are of a real human. Images displayed on a screen in front of the Orb, for example, will be rejected. These fraud checks are not included in the open source repositories. See the “Looking ahead: transparency and verifiability” section for more details.

See the whitepaper section, as well as Understanding Worldcoin Data Security Practices and Solving for Privacy. 

The individual’s public key is sent from World App to the Orb through the backend infrastructure. The backend does not need to be trusted because the public key’s hash is sent to the Orb directly via a QR code, which is used to verify the key before it’s used. 

This public key is generated by World App and only used for encrypting the Personal Custody data. Additional details are specified here.

Details on the further decentralization of this process can be found here.

Even the Orb can’t decrypt the Personal Custody package after it encrypts it. 

See the “Oracles: Orbs” section of Advancing Decentralization.

“Sensitive” code relates to fraud checking and tamper detection.

Worldcoin Foundation stellt Kernelemente der Orb Software als Open Source zur Verfügung

Nach vielen Migrationen kann Worldcoin endlich sein neues, dauerhaftes Zuhause in einem Ort finden, der skalierbar ist: World Chain.

Worldcoin startet seine eigene L2: World Chain. Nach vielen Migrationen innerhalb des Ethereum-Ökosystems kann Worldcoin endlich sein neues dauerhaftes Zuhause an einem Ort finden, der skalieren kann.

Eine skalierbare Heimat für Worldcoin finden.

Reilabs und TFH haben mit ihrer bisherigen Arbeit entscheidend zur Stärkung der Robustheit der Worldcoin Community beigetragen. 

Worldcoin und Reilabs erreichen bedeutenden Sicherheitsfortschritt in der Blockchain durch formale SMTB-Überprüfung

Die Worldcoin Foundation hat die Freigabe der Iriserkennungs-Pipeline des Projekts als Open Source bekannt gegeben. Ein neuer Standard für Open-Source-End-to-End-Iriserkennungssysteme.

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The Iris Recognition Inference System (IRIS) software repository is owned and maintained by the Worldcoin Foundation, the steward of the Worldcoin protocol; the repository is not affiliated with any other project or service provider.

Worldcoin gibt Iriserkennungs-Pipeline als Open-Source frei

Die Skizzierung eines Weges zu einem genehmigungsfreien Protokoll, das der gesamten Menschheit gehört und von ihr verwaltet wird.

Das Ziel des Worldcoin Projekts ist es, ein Internet für alle Menschen zu etablieren und eine finanzielle Gleichberechtigung in die globale digitale Infrastruktur zu integrieren. Große Herausforderungen im nächsten Jahrzehnt sind die weltweite Einkommensungleichheit, die Verwaltung von existenziellen Risiken und die Unterscheidung zwischen Menschen und künstlicher Intelligenz. Die Menschheit benötigt ein Protokoll, um diese Herausforderungen zu lösen. Worldcoin strebt danach, dieses Protokoll zu sein.

Um erfolgreich zu sein, muss Worldcoin über seine derzeitige Gemeinschaft hinauswachsen und von allen Menschen aufgebaut, besessen und verwaltet werden. Du kannst der Gemeinschaft beitreten und dazu beitragen, das Protokoll robuster zu machen, indem du:

- am Community Grants Program teilnimmst,
- das Worldcoin Whitepaper liest,
- den Worldcoin Tech Tree überprüfst.

Um Teil der globalen digitalen Infrastruktur zu werden, muss Worldcoin so robust, weit verbreitet und neutral sein wie das Internet selbst. Jeder geringere Standard reicht nicht aus, um die großen Herausforderungen effektiv anzugehen. Dies war von Anfang an eine Priorität, und es wurde bereits viel erreicht. Um die Herausforderungen und Chancen, die mit der Weiterentwicklung von Worldcoin verbunden sind, zu verstehen, muss das Ziel selbst konkreter definiert werden.

Die Skizzierung eines Weges zu einem genehmigungsfreien Protokoll, das der gesamten Menschheit gehört und von ihr verwaltet wird

Die Förderung der Dezentralisierung

A path to an open and permissionless identity protocol.

The Worldcoin project is initiating an open and permissionless identity protocol called World ID. It empowers individuals to verify their humanness online while maintaining their anonymity through zero-knowledge proofs. Advancements in AI make it difficult to distinguish between AI and humans on the internet, highlighting a need for authentic human recognition and verification. To help address this, individuals can receive a future-proof unique human credential through a secure biometric device in a privacy-preserving manner. Importantly, this enables a path to AI-funded non-state UBI and the equitable global distribution of digital currencies. The project's early contributors have developed initial versions of a hardware device, a mobile client, and a deployment mechanism—all of which will gradually become decentralized. World ID will ultimately enable the protocol to be governed by the people, ensuring that the protocol benefits everyone.

"participants in the study could only distinguish between human or AI text with 50-52% accuracy, about the same random chance as a coin flip."; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2208839120

https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/FilteringOutTheBotsUnique2017NetNeutralityComments1024Update.pdf

Facial geometry mapping and audio style transfer facilitate digital impersonation via audio and video deep fakes. Notably, in 2022, Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, was impersonated by a deep fake. The attacker managed to conduct video conferences with several mayors of European capitals for up to 15 minutes. Some of the attacks were only uncovered days after the call. 

Democratic voting (one person one vote), quadratic voting, square root voting or any other weighting that requires the notion of a unique person see https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/08/16/voting3.html. Note that this is unlikely to replace the need to nevertheless prove relationships for certain applications.

Note that this doesn’t prevent users from creating a limited number of alternative accounts. Any platform could still allow several, but limited amounts of accounts to be created.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105763

Note that the FPR (false positive rate of 1:N comparison against everyone who is enrolled) which can be approximated as N*FMR (false match rate for each individual 1:1 comparison) increases with the number of enrolled individuals. Therefore a false match rate of far beyond one in one billion is required to get to a global scale.

https://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~az/lectures/est/iris.pdf

Although minor aging effects can be observed, they are negligible and considerably less significant compared to the variability within the image capture process (source). Employing optimized hardware and software can improve image capture consistency.

Menschlichkeit
im Zeitalter der KI

After years of R&D, we’re opening up the Orb to explain how it works and releasing corresponding hardware engineering files.

Explanatory Note: Tools for Humanity (TFH) led the initial research and development of the Worldcoin protocol, including the Orb. This year, prior to the launch of the decentralized network, the non-profit Worldcoin Foundation is taking over responsibility for facilitating participation in, and the continued development of, the protocol. The Worldcoin Foundation will continue to support and grow the Worldcoin community until it becomes self-sufficient, while TFH will support the Foundation, including by manufacturing and shipping Orbs. Currently in beta, Worldcoin expects to launch in the first half of 2023.

Den Orb öffnen: 
Ein Blick ins Innere des biometrischen Bildgebungs-Device von Worldcoin

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Eine skalierbare Heimat für Worldcoin finden.

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Worldcoin gibt Iriserkennungs-Pipeline als Open-Source frei

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Menschlichkeit im Zeitalter der KI

Den Orb öffnen: Ein Blick ins Innere des biometrischen Bildgebungs-Device von Worldcoin

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