# Crypto to AI

By [Cryptons](https://paragraph.com/@cryptons-2) · 2024-02-26

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A few years ago, cryptocurrency was on fire. From the supermarket checkout to family dinners, it seemed as if you couldn't go anywhere without somebody bringing up [Bitcoin (BTC)](https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/cryptocurrency/best-place-buy-bitcoin/). Today it's [artificial intelligence (AI) that's got everybody talking](https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/03/14/why-is-everyone-talking-artificial-intelligence-ai/). People say AI could do everything from providing customer service to driving cars and detecting serious medical conditions.

Depending on who you listen to, we're either entering a dystopian nightmare or a utopian dream. The rise of AI certainly raises a lot of questions. One of which is connected with identity and what makes us human. Enter Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency created by Sam Altman, the man behind OpenAI and ChatGPT. And shiny bowling-ball sized orbs that scan your eyeballs and prove you're human. And the promise of crypto tokens if you sign up.

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*Originally published on [Cryptons](https://paragraph.com/@cryptons-2/crypto-to-ai)*