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Your next date can be AI-verified. Tinder is one of several companies working with World, formerly known as Worldcoin, to let users prove they are humans and not robots, using eye-scanning technology.
With the increased availability of AI, bad actors have started using the technology to fuel romance scams on various platforms, including dating apps. Tinder warns that romance scammers are often professionals, noting that such schemes grossed more than $300 million in 2020.
The company outlines common warning signs, including quickly pushing conversations out of the app, seeming too good to be true or engaging in “lovebombing,” avoiding in-person meetings or requesting personal or financial information.
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World ID Verification allows users to prove they are human.
“World brings the proof of humanity to the platforms where people spend their time. From dating to live events to gaming, World ID will be the layer of trust underpinning the experiences that matter most,” the company wrote in a blog post.
In response to a request for comment, World Fox Business referred to materials on its website.
World said in a blog post which first partnered with Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, to launch a pilot of its World ID technology in Japan. Daters in the US and Japan will soon be able to use ‘privacy-preserving’ verification to ensure they meet Mr. Meet Right, and not Mr. Robot.
“At Tinder, helping our community feel safe and confident in every connection has always been at the core of what we do… Partnering with World ID is a natural next step in that commitment, giving our users a powerful, privacy-protecting way to help know the person on the other end is real,” Senior Vice President of Trust & Safety at Match Group Yoel Roth said in a statement.
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Tinder integrates technology that allows users to prove they are human. (Hispanolist via Getty Images/Getty Images)
World is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. The company’s verification technology includes a spherical device known as “the Orb,” which uses temporary memory in “verifying humanity,” which is not stored, according to Tools for Humanity. There is also a mobile app that provides access to World and World ID.
Users can authenticate themselves with an Orb device and then receive a badge indicating that there is a real person on the other side of the screen. World says the verification allows users to “stand out” with their badge, leading to an “increase in higher quality connections.” Additionally, the company said that for a limited time, users with a badge will receive five free “Boosts,” an app feature that pushes their profile to other users.
After a request for comment, Tinder referred Fox Business to World’s blog post about the partnership.
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Tinder implements technology that allows users to prove they are human. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Other companies that do registered with World to use its proof of human technology include Zoom, Docusign, Shopify and Coinbase.
In response to a request for comment, Zoom also referred Fox Business to her press release about the partnership.
Zoom announced its partnership with Tools for Humanity on Friday, saying the authentication system could help reduce the risk of “impersonation-driven fraud,” something that has become a concern with the rise and improvement of AI.
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The partnerships signal a broader push by companies to use the same technology exploited by bad actors to try to stop scams before they start.
