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OpenAI is working on its own social networking platform where users can interact with actual people and not fake profiles or AI-driven accounts. The project is still in its early stages, and OpenAI has not officially confirmed any details yet, according to a report in Forbes.
The artificial intelligence (AI) giant is working on a new social media platform, which will use biometric verification to ensure users are real and not bots. For this, the company is developing a biometric identity check, Forbes report added.
People may have to prove their identity by using Apple Face ID or through the World Orb, a round device that scans a person's eyes to create a unique digital identity based on their iris. The World Orb is run by Tools for Humanity, a company founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, where he currently serves as chairman.
Unlike current social media platforms, this system would aim to make it almost impossible for bots or fake accounts to exist.
Today, platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn verify users mainly through phone numbers, email IDs, or by analysing behaviour and connections. These methods do not fully stop fake or automated accounts. None of these platforms uses biometric checks to confirm that a user is actually human.
OpenAI is also improving ChatGPT and is getting ready to launch its new AI device this year.
However, privacy experts have raised concerns as iris scans cannot be changed and if such sensitive biometric data is ever stolen or misused, then it could lead to serious issues.
OpenAI will have to compete with big platforms like Meta's Threads, which now has nearly as many daily users as X, and newer but fast-growing apps like Bluesky, which has crossed 40 million users.
At the same time, major platforms such as Instagram and TikTok are quickly adding AI-powered features. These apps are no longer just about sharing posts but are becoming places where users discover AI-generated content.
"The feeds are starting to fill up with synthetic everything," said Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
The artificial intelligence (AI) giant is working on a new social media platform, which will use biometric verification to ensure users are real and not bots. For this, the company is developing a biometric identity check, Forbes report added.
People may have to prove their identity by using Apple Face ID or through the World Orb, a round device that scans a person's eyes to create a unique digital identity based on their iris. The World Orb is run by Tools for Humanity, a company founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, where he currently serves as chairman.
Unlike current social media platforms, this system would aim to make it almost impossible for bots or fake accounts to exist.
Today, platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn verify users mainly through phone numbers, email IDs, or by analysing behaviour and connections. These methods do not fully stop fake or automated accounts. None of these platforms uses biometric checks to confirm that a user is actually human.
OpenAI is also improving ChatGPT and is getting ready to launch its new AI device this year.
However, privacy experts have raised concerns as iris scans cannot be changed and if such sensitive biometric data is ever stolen or misused, then it could lead to serious issues.
OpenAI will have to compete with big platforms like Meta's Threads, which now has nearly as many daily users as X, and newer but fast-growing apps like Bluesky, which has crossed 40 million users.
At the same time, major platforms such as Instagram and TikTok are quickly adding AI-powered features. These apps are no longer just about sharing posts but are becoming places where users discover AI-generated content.
"The feeds are starting to fill up with synthetic everything," said Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
