What is Sam Altman's worldcoin project?

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project, which promises to distribute a universal basic income (UBI) to global citizens willing to have their retina scanned, came in for a fresh round of incredulous backlash from privacy advocates after announcing new funding last week.

Did Sam Altman leave OpenAI?

Get new users downloading your project releases today! An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Sam Altman may have been asked to leave OpenAI, but his involvement in crypto project Tools for Humanity, which is building Worldcoin, remains uninterrupted, a source close to the project told TechCrunch.

Why is Steve Altman not able to lead worldcoin?

There are really only two explanations here. One is that Altman truly is unaware of the turn against invasive technology, which makes him unfit to lead the Worldcoin project. The other is that he’s feigning surprise as a weak PR strategy to deflect criticism without actually addressing it.