World ID

product on 2 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes · said 5 times in 3 episodes since 2026

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Blania: World ID enables anonymous identity verification via zero-knowledge proofs
“And then the second thing we do is we separate all of this from you with a zero knowledge proof. So meaning you have that secret on your phone. But no one else has it. No server has it. We don't have it. And then you can later go back to this multi-party compu…”
Alex Blania Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 14:33 How Bots, Deepfakes and AI Agents Are Forcing a New Internet Identity Layer | Alex Blania on a16z
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Blania: World ID is testing human-verification badges on Tinder in Japan
“So, so we started in Japan and like as a test market, and it's essentially exactly what we just discussed. It is if you verified with an orb, you get a little batch that You know, signals to other people that you are in fact a human.”
Alex Blania Apr 2, 2026 ▶ 16:33 How Bots, Deepfakes and AI Agents Are Forcing a New Internet Identity Layer | Alex Blania on a16z
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Blania: Major platforms will integrate World ID in coming months
“And WorldID specifically, I think you will see integrated with many of the large platforms that you're already using today in the coming months, maybe, if we're good.”
Alex Blania Feb 16, 2026 ▶ 3:02 99.9% of the internet is about to be AI? · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

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