Most of us live in our heads, waiting for the perfect plan, the perfect timing, the perfect version of ourselves.
Carl Jung would call that ego overdrive. The part of us that needs control, needs certainty, stalls action.
But Altman’s line cuts through the noise. Just do the thing. Start before you’re ready.
In Jungian terms, that’s how the unconscious starts speaking—through doing.
Every time you act, especially when unsure, you wake up hidden parts of yourself: fears, strengths, shadow stuff you didn’t know was there.
“You can just do things” is not about doing work. It’s about waking up. Moving breaks the trance. You meet parts of yourself through the act, not before it.
Altman’s phrase is less a productivity hack and more a spiritual nudge. You don’t become whole by thinking about it. You do it by living.
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung
Sam Altman has a new idea, and it’s potentially not any less dystopic than his previous one. His logic: now that AI has become widespread, we’ll need a universal verification — to tell humans apart from robots. This is why you’re now (theoretically) able to scan your biometrics using a weird thing called “The Orb” (was that kind of device even necessary?), and get your unique “World ID“. So far so good. Then there’s also the so-called “WorldCoin”, which is already being traded on Binance. To me this looks like a bridge between AI and Web3, and I have mixed feelings. But also a slight FOMO.
First we create AI. Then we create a global registry for real people, to solve problems that AI will increasingly create. Sounds like fun! On GoogleTrends, the graph is going up as we speak.
And what are those megalomaniac sci-fi terms… WorldID? The Orb? Not sure if I’m creeped out or excited about this, but I will probably buy some of those coins. At the time of writing only Binance seems to be listing WorldCoin (plus a handful lesser known platforms).
Oh, almost forgot: Along with the above mentioned inventions, Sam Altman also has proposed the concept of — ta daa — universal basic income. Now this is something that’s been a big topic in Berlin, and probably in the rest of Germany too, for years already.
WorldCoin is a cryptocurrency project developed by Tools for Humanity, a company co-founded by Sam Altman, who is also the CEO of OpenAI. The project was founded in 2019 and is backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
The goal of WorldCoin is to create a more unified and equitable global economy driven by the internet. The WorldCoin token (WLD) is a Layer 2 Ethereum-based cryptocurrency that leverages the security of the Ethereum blockchain while having its own economy. However, as of the information available, it is not available in the USA.
WorldCoin aims to provide a reliable way to authenticate humans online, to counter bots and fake virtual identities facilitated by artificial intelligence. This is achieved through a system called World ID. Users are incentivized to join the network by getting their iris scanned using Worldcoin’s orb-shaped iris scanner.
The project has raised significant funding, with an initial $25 million raised in 2021, followed by an additional $100 million within six months, pushing the token’s value up to $3 billion. Further funding of $115 million was announced in May 2023.
However, WorldCoin has faced controversy. A report from MIT Technology Review in April 2022 highlighted Worldcoin’s controversial practices in low-income countries, suggesting that Worldcoin takes advantage of impoverished people to grow its network. In May 2023, TechCrunch reported that hackers had been able to steal login credentials of several of Worldcoin’s operators’ personal devices, including their credentials to the Worldcoin operator app. Worldcoin’s spokesperson said that no personal user data was compromised because the operator app does not access user data.
Tools For HumanitY
Tools for Humanity is a company co-founded by Sam Altman, Max Novendstern, and Alex Blania. The company is based in San Francisco and Berlin. It is known for developing Worldcoin, an iris biometric cryptocurrency project. The goal of Worldcoin is to create a more unified and equitable global economy driven by the internet.
One of the key features of Worldcoin is its system called World ID, which aims to provide a reliable way to authenticate humans online. This is intended to counter bots and fake virtual identities facilitated by artificial intelligence. Users are incentivized to join the network by getting their iris scanned using Worldcoin’s orb-shaped iris scanner.
The company has raised significant funding for its project. In 2021, it raised an initial $25 million, followed by an additional $100 million within six months, pushing the token’s value up to $3 billion. Further funding of $115 million was announced in May 2023.
UBI / Universal Basic Income
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is known for his support of the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI). He believes that as automation and AI continue to advance, there will be a need for a system that ensures everyone has a basic level of income. This belief is reflected in his cryptocurrency project, Worldcoin.
As of July 2023, Worldcoin has officially launched. The project has been met with both interest and controversy due to its unique approach to digital identity and the potential implications for privacy and security. Some reports highlight the project’s potential for massive economic implications, particularly if it were to be used as a mechanism for implementing UBI.
Although while Altman has expressed support for UBI, Worldcoin does not currently provide a basic income. The cryptocurrency is distributed to users who sign up and verify their identity, but it is not guaranteed or regular income. The potential for Worldcoin or a similar system to be used to implement UBI is a topic of speculation and debate.
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