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As other commenters have said, a better solution needs to be something that is prohibitively difficult for bots to mint.

I’m sure there are a few contenders in the space but one I’m aware of is [worldcoin](https://world.org/)


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qingcharles12/09/2024

Worldcoin has always creeped me out since this:

https://d1sr9z1pdl3mb7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/202...

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latexr12/09/2024

Giving biometric data to Sam Altman has to be one of the worst ideas we could pursue. Not only is Worldcoin a know scam, rightfully being banned in several countries, Sam and OpenAI are one of the major reasons realistic-looking misinformation became easier to proliferate.

He’s done enough damage, let’s not make the creator of the problem in charge of the “solution” that benefits him too.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richardnieva/worldcoin-...

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoi...