E50: Alex Blania on Worldcoin, AGI, and Future Predictions

This week on Upstream, Erik is joined by Alex Blania, who, with Sam Altman, co-founded Tools for Humanity, the organizarion behind Worldcoin. Erik and Alex go deep on Worldcoin, AGI, and other future tech. To get Brave: Head to https://brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign.

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LINKS:

Worldcoin: https://worldcoin.org/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:16) WorldCoin: From AI to Cryptocurrency

(06:02) Solving the Proof of Identity Problem

(10:11) The Orb: A Revolutionary Biometric Device for WorldCoin

(12:53) Sponsor - Brave |

(13:58) Turpentine Ad

(14:36) Addressing Privacy Concerns and Misunderstandings of WorldCoin

(15:50) WorldCoin as the Largest Financial Network

(17:06) Navigating Controversies and the Future of WorldCoin

(20:05) On Building WorldCoin

(25:56) Engaging with Governments and the Global Landscape

(28:29) Safeguarding WorldCoin and the Influence of Vitalik Buterin

(31:10) Partnerships, Lessons from Sam Altman, and AGI's Future

(38:06) Exploring Other Game-Changing Technologies

(42:14) WrapX / TWITTER:

@alexblania (Alex)

@eriktorenberg (Erik)

@upstream__pod

@turpentinemedia

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Upstream is a production from Turpentine

Producer: Sam Kaufman

Editor: Eul Jose Lacierda