Worldcoin’s Orb Factory Is Altman’s Key to Humanity’s AI Defense

The picturesque center of Nuremberg, Germany, doesn’t usually have much going in the way of high-tech flair. It has a castle as well as cathedrals, placards celebrating bratwurst and seemingly endless rows of ice cream shops for tourists. On a weekday in mid-May, however, the city hosted some serious geek peacocking for those who were paying close attention.

Visitors to a future-themed retail store called Josephs, just off the main drag, found a mysterious-looking metallic orb the size of a cantaloupe. The Orb, with its shiny chrome finish, sat atop a black pole, which poked out of a large, ...