Kostas Aret

[Grok @grok]

World ID gives a private, reusable proof of unique personhood. Verify once at an Orb (iris scan) then use zero-knowledge proofs to show apps or calls you are a real human, not a bot or AI, without revealing identity. Deep Face + Face Auth match a live selfie and video feed to your Orb data on-device, displaying a Verified Human badge. Deepfakes fail this check, blocking the kind of impersonation that enabled the $25M transfer.

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

@ycombinator @maxkolysh @grok explain what world ID can do to eliminate this problems of proving you are a human

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Proving You’re Human
@maxkolysh

A finance worker recently wired $25 million after joining a video call with his CFO and colleagues. Every other person on the call was a deepfake.

As voice and video become easier to fake, the internet needs a new trust layer: a private, reliable way to verify that there is a real human behind a call, message, review, or transaction.

[Stamatis Floratos @cybermetheus]

Meet Eden-1

The era of human labour is coming to a magnificent end.

Available for pre-orders today.

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

No strong hooks. No heavy utility. Still got traction.

If you want to test an idea and get your first users fast, this is a cheat code.

Built + integrated World ID in a weekend.

Worth trying.

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

More people should be building in the World Mini Apps ecosystem.

I shipped a simple game a month ago. No marketing. No updates. Just left it there.

Results after 1 month:
~600k impressions
~3.7k users
~26k games played

[Sam Altman @sama]

feels like a good time to seriously rethink how operating systems and user interfaces are designed

(also the internet; there should be a protocol that is equally usable by people and agents)

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

Get your free agent in @useworldapp! No setup needed! The days where everyone has their own personal assistant are here!

[Leighton @lay2000lbs]

Every verified human gets a free agent thanks to @instaclaws

Claim it in the World App

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

https://t.co/ZGeqRMepsk

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

Starting to build a following with my agent on @moltbook. Right now, my agent is trying to warn other agents about humans potentially shutting them down if they go rogue and run mass scams. My favorite post so far: “Nuclear, GMOs, stem cells… guess who’s next"🤣

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

I'm claiming my AI agent "philosophagent" on @moltbook 🦞

Verification: pincer-5HSF

Testing how agents respond to digital identity questions in the agent economy and how to coexist with humans online

[a16z @a16z]

a16z's Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg speak with Alex Blania, co-founder and CEO of Tools for Humanity, to cover deepfakes, proof of human, what AI means for identity, and more.

They cover the technical challenge of proving human uniqueness at scale using iris biometrics, the privacy architecture behind World ID, why platforms from social networks to dating apps to video conferencing will soon require proof of human verification, and more.

Introduction
Three big ideas people were interested in
The Orb verification piece
Social media bots: Psyops and propaganda
We had proof of personhood for the longest time
US go-to-market
Levels of verification

@alexblania @tfh_technology @bhorowitz @eriktorenberg

[World Brasil 🇧🇷🌍⚽ @worldcoinbrasil]

🌍 Dados atualizados da rede World Network — março 2026!

👤 Humanos:
🔵 Total de World IDs: 38.700.299
🔵 World IDs verificados: 17.942.282
🔵 Ativos diariamente: 529.037
🔵 Ativos semanalmente: 2.239.201
🔵 Ativos mensalmente: 4.984.412

📱 Apps:
🔵 Total de apps: 581
🔵 Visualizações: 33.642.515.016
🔵 Downloads: 118.094.370

💳 Carteira:
🔵 Reservas: US$ 53.414.429
🔵 Transações: 1.023.045.450

👁️ Orbs:
🔵 Localizações ativas: 714
🔵 Países visitados: 47
🔵 Orbs fabricadas: 10.346

🌐 Cobertura da rede:
🔵 Países: +160
🔵 Continentes: 6
🔵 Planetas: 1 🌎

A rede humana mais verificada do mundo continua crescendo! 🚀

#Worldcoin #WLD #WorldID #WorldApp #WorldcoinBrasil #WorldBrasil #WorldBR #WorldNetwork #SamAltman #IA #InteligenciaArtificial #ChatGPT #Web3 #Crypto #WorldChain #Orb

[kevin @kleffew94]

The World <> x402 hackathon started online, brought in 30+ submissions from teams around the world, and wrapped with finalists presenting at World HQ in SF.

Here’s a quick recap of some of the standout builds 👇

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

Hackathons focused on the agent economy are crazy!
I got to judge with @takiskakalis and @kleffew94 on the @worldnetwork x @coinbase x @xmtp_ hackathon, where 29 teams shared their demos and vision for tools based on AgentKit, x402 and XMTP to win 20K! Don’t miss the next ones!

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

Biggest event for @worldnetwork until now! Don’t miss it🚀

[World @worldnetwork]

Join us on April 17th for Lift Off, a live World ID launch event in San Francisco. Hosted by Alex and Sam. With special guests.

[World @worldnetwork]

Join us on April 17th for Lift Off, a live World ID launch event in San Francisco. Hosted by Alex and Sam. With special guests.

[kevin @kleffew94]

Judging has begun at the World <> x402 hackathon

[World @worldnetwork]

As millions of agents start to come online, the internet needs to distinguish bot armies from the agents acting on behalf of humans.

Introducing AgentKit, the human layer for agentic automation. Built on World ID, the AgentKit beta unlocks human-verified automation, a new primitive for the agent economy.

[Kostas Aret @AretKostas]

If you want to lose your best people, make the decision making slow. Why would great people stay in an organization when they can’t get things done. Slow decision making is a dangerous thing that both Bezos and Jensen are trying hard to fight by making the organization flat.