"World announced on Tuesday that it was opening a limited beta of its new AgentKit. The new tech, says World, will serve as a way to tie AI agents directly to a human to prevent bad actors from abusing agentic AI and 'infuse trust into the system.'"
"WorldCoin spun up in 2019 with the goal of bringing everyone into its global cryptocurrency ecosystem using an electronic orb that scans a user's iris and creates a unique World ID associated with that individual. The idea behind the whole thing was to put personhood on the blockchain in a pseudonymous manner."
"AgentKit serves as an extension to Coinbase's x402 protocol, which allows cryptocurrency users to exchange digital cash directly over HTTP. x402 has also been extended to serve as a way to limit AI agent access to online resources by charging them micropayments."
World, formerly known as WorldCoin, announced a limited beta of AgentKit, a new technology designed to connect AI agents directly to verified human identities. The system leverages World's existing iris-scanning orb technology, which creates unique World IDs for individuals. AgentKit extends Coinbase's x402 protocol, enabling cryptocurrency transactions over HTTP while also limiting AI agent access to online resources through micropayments. This pivot reflects World's shift away from cryptocurrency focus toward agentic AI applications. Despite targeting one billion users within two years, World has only accumulated 18 million users. With WorldCoin's cryptocurrency value declining 76 percent since 2023, the company is repurposing its biometric database to address concerns about AI agent misuse and establish accountability in autonomous systems.
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