Sam Altman’s eye-scanning orbs have arrived, sparking curiosity and fear

May 12, 2025

Close up of an eye.

(Los Angeles Times via MSN) – The futuristic technology is the creation of a startup called Tools for Humanity, which is based in San Francisco and Munich, Germany. Founded in 2019 by Alex Blania and Sam Altman — the entrepreneur known for OpenAI’s ChatGPT — the tech company says it’s “building for humans in the age of AI.”

In theory, these iris scans offer a safe and convenient way for consumers to verify their human identity at a time when AI-powered tools can easily create fake audio and images of people. (Read More)