Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Identification Tech Expands to UK (1)

June 9, 2025, 8:07 AM UTC

Tools for Humanity, a startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, is rolling out its eyeball-scanning Orb devices to the UK as part of a global expansion of the company’s novel identification services.

Starting this week, people in London will be able to scan their eyes using Tools for Humanity’s proprietary Orb device, the company said in a statement on Monday. The service will roll out to Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast and Glasgow in the coming months.

The spherical Orbs will be at dedicated premises in shopping malls and on high streets, said Damien Kieran, chief legal and ...

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