World

World Network was founded with the mission of creating a globally-inclusive identity and financial network, owned by the majority of humanity. If successful, World Network could considerably increase economic opportunity, scale a reliable solution for distinguishing humans from AI online while preserving privacy, enable global democratic processes, and show a potential path to AI-funded UBI.

World Network consists of a privacy-preserving digital identity network (World ID) built on proof of human and, where laws allow, a digital currency (WLD). Every human has access to WLD tokens simply for being human. World ID and WLD token are currently complemented by World App, the first frontend to World ID and World Network, developed by the contributor team at Tools for Humanity (TFH).

“Proof of human” is one of the core ideas behind World, and refers to establishing an individual is both human and unique. Once established, it gives the individual the ability to assert they are a real person and different from another real person, without having to reveal their real-world identity.

Today, proof of human is an unsolved problem on a global scale, making it difficult to vote online or distribute value on a large scale. The problem is even more pressing as increasingly powerful AI models will further amplify the difficulty of distinguishing humans from bots. If successful as part of World Network, World ID could become a global proof of human standard.