
Sam Altman's Eyeball-Scanning Identification Tech Expands to UK
Tools for Humanity, a startup co-founded by OpenAI 's Sam Altman, is rolling out its eyeball-scanning Orb devices to the UK as part of a global expansion of the company's novel identification services.
Starting this week, people in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast and Glasgow will be able to scan their eyes using Tools for Humanity's proprietary orb device, the company said in a statement on Monday.
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