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World App Launches: AI Deception Tools and Crypto Payments

12/12/2025

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Tools for Humanity launched the World app in 2023 to combat AI deception with its 'proof of human' tools.
At a San Francisco event, Alex Blania and Sam Altman unveiled a new World version featuring World Chat, a secure, end-to-end encrypted messenger similar to Signal.
The update expands payments to let users send cryptocurrency and manage virtual bank accounts, with identity verified by an iris scan creating a World ID.

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Story summary

Tools for Humanity launched the World app in 2023 to combat AI deception with its 'proof of human' tools.
At a San Francisco event, Alex Blania and Sam Altman unveiled a new World version featuring World Chat, a secure, end-to-end encrypted messenger similar to Signal.
The update expands payments to let users send cryptocurrency and manage virtual bank accounts, with identity verified by an iris scan creating a World ID.