Proof-of-humanity project Worldcoin WLD +9.42% announced it will test facial recognition technology for its World App users.

The new feature "is a private 1:1 face comparison that ensures only the person who verified their World ID at an orb can" access the World App, according to a statement. Introduction of the measure is designed to increase security for people using the app for tools like "online purchases, financial transactions, [and] secure sign-in applications."

The World App digital wallet is currently being used by nearly 15 million people worldwide, while about 6.7 million users have officially verified their "personhood" using one of Worldcoin's iris-scanning orbs, according to the organization. Worldcoin allocates WLD tokens to people who have their eyeballs scanned in order to prove their personhood and create a World ID.

The primary developer behind the Worldcoin project, Tools For Humanity, was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Facial recognition via the World App is initially being piloted in select locations, according to Worldcoin.

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