Sam Altman Wants To Get Rid Of AI Bots In Video Games: Here's The Why And How

A blockchain project backed by Sam Altman is working to fight off AI bots in video games, one of the latest news pieces since the company rebranded from Worldcoin WLD/USD to World Inc.

What Happened: Altman is one of the instrumental people behind the growth of helpful AI-like ChatGPT and he may have a new way to fight off artificial intelligence that isn't helpful to video gamers.

World, which Altman co-founded, is partnering with gaming company Razer to launch software that can detect the difference between bots and real gamers, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The newly created Razer ID verified by World ID will give a badge to players detected as real humans as a form of authentication.

"We're on the brink of an AI tsunami. This partnership helps reclaim gaming for human players," Tools for Humanity Chief Business Officer Trevor Traina said.

Tools for Humanity helps develop products for World and helped facilitate the partnership with Razer.

A growing number of bots are participating in games to inflate user numbers or take advantage or in-game economies, according to the report. The growing number of bots can ruin the user experience.

World is best-known for its iris-scanning technology for identity verification, which has created many headlines over the years.

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What's Next: The first game to use Razer ID verified by World ID will be "Tokyo Beast," set for a release in the second quarter. The game was developed by CyberAgent.

The sign-in mechanism used by Razer and World ID is built on existing login technology from Razer and will help make sure each Razer ID belongs to a real person, according to Coindesk.

"Game developers now have a tool to build dynamic spaces where real players — not bots — dominate the digital landscape," World said in a statement to Coindesk.

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