Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI

Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AIJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKali HaysTechnology reporterReutersTinder will let users prove they are human and not robots by bringing advanced eye-scanning technology to the app amid rising fears over AI.Users of the dating app, as well as other major platforms such as video calling service Zoom, will be able to scan their irises to earn a "proof of humanity" badge attached to their profile or name.Through either an online app or an orb-shaped scanning device run by the World network people can submit to a scan of their iris, the coloured portion of the eye, in order to confirm they are human.World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded and chaired by Sam Altman who is also the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.Once a person is confirmed as human by the technology they receive a unique identification code which is stored on their smartphone and considered their World ID.Tinder and Zoom have encountered more problems with fake or malicious accounts and users over the last two years as improving AI technology has made it easier to impersonate human speech, voice and likeness.Fake profiles on Tinder, often referred to as "bots", are typically used to scam people out of money or their personal information.One user, Victoria Brooks, wrote last year on a personal blog she found Tinder overrun with bots looking to scam people.Brooks estimated 30% of Tinder profiles she'd encountered were "AI-enhanced, emotionally manipulative, algorithmically-optimized romance scammers". Such bot accounts use not only fake profile photos, but AI-generated scripts to chat with real users.ReutersTinder's owners Match Group are trying to eliminate fake profilesRomance scams saw people in the US lose more than $1bn last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.Late last year, Tinder began requiring all users to submit a vi...