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Sam Altman’s Other Startup Wants To Scan Your Eyeballs With Orbs

2025/3/18
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Victoria Craig: 我关注到Snapchat新功能"半滑动"给青少年带来了困扰,尤其是在约会方面,造成了许多焦虑。 Julie Jargon: Snapchat的"半滑动"功能允许用户阅读信息而不留下已读回执,这给发信息者带来了焦虑,因为他们会过度解读对方未及时回复的原因。Snapchat推出此功能的初衷是为了减轻青少年回复信息的压力,但实际效果适得其反,反而增加了焦虑,尤其是在约会初期。这种焦虑对女孩的影响似乎更大,因为她们从小就被教导要更加关注他人的感受,更容易过度思考。现在Snapchat Plus付费用户可以查看是否被半滑动,这在一定程度上平衡了这种不对称的信息。但仍有青少年使用半滑动并非出于恶意,而是出于谨慎或忙碌。 Christopher Mims: Sam Altman的新公司World正在开发一款应用,使用虹膜扫描技术进行身份验证,旨在创建一个整合各种服务的超级应用,类似于中国微信或韩国KakaoTalk那样的"超级应用"。这种技术可以用于各种场景,例如购物、支付、社交等,并能有效防止机器人作弊。World使用名为"Orbs"的设备进行虹膜扫描,该设备大小如篮球,扫描过程安全且匿名,生成的标识符可以与其他标识符结合使用,形成完整的身份系统。全球已有1100万人通过World的眼球扫描技术进行了身份验证。生物识别技术在安全性方面已取得长足进步,但仍存在潜在风险。 Shara Tibkin: 作为记者,我采访了相关的专家和用户,证实了上述观点,并补充了一些细节信息,例如半滑动的具体操作方式,以及青少年使用该功能的动机和感受。

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A new Snapchat feature called half-swiping allows users to read messages without sending a read receipt, causing anxiety among teens, especially girls. The feature, intended to alleviate pressure, has had the opposite effect, creating a new set of anxieties around dating and communication.
  • Half-swiping on Snapchat lets users read messages without the sender knowing.
  • It's causing anxiety among teens, particularly those using the app for dating.
  • Girls are more affected due to societal expectations and tendencies towards rumination.
  • Snapchat Plus allows users to see when they've been half-swiped.

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 What is the new World) app? WSJ columnist Christopher Mims explains the startup and its mysterious Orbs. Plus, a Snapchat feature called half-swipe) is making a lot of teenagers miserable. Victoria Craig hosts.

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