Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, is now world famous for the ChatGPT chatbot. The latter, already used by hundreds of millions of Internet users, has given its letters of nobility to the businessman, who already has several crazy projects in the pipeline.
The first of them is the creation of a digital passport, but not only. Through his company Worldcoin, Sam Altman intends to offer this passport that would work through biometric identification, and more precisely an iris scan, a technology already developed by Worldcoin, which claims to have scanned the iris of 2 million people.
The passport in question, in addition to being tamper-proof online, would give access to a decentralized financial system based on a cryptocurrency: Worldcoin. For the moment, neither the economic model nor the data management have been detailed by the company, which nevertheless attracts investors, already enthusiastic about the success of ChatGPT.
A robot and nuclear fusion
The second, less surprising project, consists of a humanoid robot, Neo, that would be capable of manipulating objects, which is why it would find its interest in sectors lacking manpower, such as logistics or catering. If many companies already have weight in the market, such as Boston Dynamics, Neo would have the added value of being coupled with ChatGPT, so it would be technically possible to interact with it in an “almost” natural way.
Finally, the third and last concept carried by Sam Altman revolves around nuclear fusion, just that. The businessman is in charge of the board of directors of Helion Energy, a company that promises almost unlimited energy and above all, without waste, thanks to nuclear fusion. And the bet seems to be on the right track, since none other than Microsoft has signed an agreement with Helion Energy, which should deliver the first results before the end of the decade.
As crazy as these projects may seem, they are backed by strong arguments, the first of which is the unexpected, stunning and sudden success of the ChatGPT chatbot.
Source: BFM TV
