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Research leadSource type: placeholderVerification: placeholderContent: placeholder

WLD / World ID research lead

Placeholder research lead with related World ID source records attached for future review. WLD and Worldcoin-specific source and citation work is still required before any technical, adoption, issuer, listing, market, or legal claim is published.

WLDWorld IDWorldcoindigital identityproof of humanplaceholder

Linked source records

World ID by World - Digital proof of human for the internet
Related World ID source record; WLD-specific claims remain pending.
World ID
Related developer source record; technical claims require exact citation review.
World ID for agents: Browserbase, Exa, Okta, and Vercel
Related agentic-trust source record; relationship and adoption claims remain source-bound.
Orb - A device that verifies you are a unique human
Related Orb source record; privacy and regulator counterweights remain required.

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World ID official proof-of-human source

World describes World ID as a digital proof of human for online contexts. This archive record summarizes the official source as a research input only; it does not claim adoption, market impact, issuer status, or legal effect.

World IDproof of humandigital identityofficial source

Linked source records

World ID by World - Digital proof of human for the internet
World's official World ID page is the source for the proof-of-human framing in this archive entry.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World ID developer documentation source

The World Developer Docs state that apps integrate World ID and receive proof-based verification signals. This archive record is limited to the docs' integration framing and does not audit implementation details or assert that World ID proves humanness in every context.

World IDdeveloper docszero-knowledge proofsproof of human

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World ID
Official developer documentation source; technical conclusions should remain tied to exact source text.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World Developer Docs AgentKit integration source

World Developer Docs describe AgentKit Beta as extending x402 so websites can enable agent traffic. This archive record tracks the page as an official developer-docs source only and does not endorse or validate the implementation guidance.

World IDdeveloper docsAgentKitx402AI agents

Linked source records

Integrate AgentKit
Official World Developer Docs source; implementation details should remain tied to exact source text.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World Developer Docs human-in-the-loop source

World Developer Docs describe adding human approval workflows to AI agents using World ID. This archive record captures the docs framing only and does not assert adoption, implementation quality, or integration effectiveness.

World IDdeveloper docshuman-in-the-loopproof of humanAI agents

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Integrate
Official World Developer Docs source; human-in-the-loop claims should remain source-attributed.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World Developer Docs IDKit credentials source

World Developer Docs present IDKit credential configuration, including proof-of-human credential context. This archive record remains limited to source attribution and does not independently validate credential behavior.

World IDdeveloper docsIDKitcredentialsproof of human

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Configure Credentials
Official World Developer Docs source; credential behavior should remain source-attributed.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World ID official agent-delegation source

World says its April 17, 2026 announcement describes World ID use cases for agent delegation, human-in-the-loop approval, and agentic web workflows. This archive record captures stated use cases only and does not convert them into adoption, commercial relationship, or market claims.

World IDAI agentsagentic webhuman-in-the-loopofficial source

Linked source records

World ID for agents: Browserbase, Exa, Okta, and Vercel
Official World announcement source; agent and partner language should remain source-attributed.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World ID full-stack proof-of-human source

World describes its April 17, 2026 announcement as introducing a new World ID with full-stack proof-of-human framing for consumer platforms, enterprise applications, and AI agents. This archive record tracks the announcement as an official source and does not add independent protocol, privacy, adoption, or partner conclusions.

World IDproof of humandigital identityAI agentsofficial source

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Introducing the new World ID: full-stack proof of human
Official World announcement source; claims should remain limited to the source's own framing.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

World Orb official product source

World describes the Orb as a device used to verify that someone is a unique human. Because this is an official product source involving biometrics, this archive record keeps the wording attributed and treats privacy or regulator context as a separate counterweight.

OrbWorld IDbiometricsproof of human

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Orb - A device that verifies you are a unique human
Official Orb product source; biometric context should be paired with privacy and regulator counterweights where relevant.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: medium
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

C2PA specifications source

The C2PA specifications source is tracked as a standards record for future content provenance and authenticity metadata review. This archive record does not summarize the full specification or make implementation conclusions.

C2PAcontent provenancestandardssource record

Linked source records

C2PA Specifications
Standards source record for future technical review; no full specification summary or implementation conclusion is added here.

Credibility: official record
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Research leadSource type: placeholderVerification: placeholderContent: placeholder

OpenAI / Tools for Humanity research lead

Placeholder research lead with related OpenAI provenance and Tools for Humanity privacy source records attached for future comparison. No relationship or claim is asserted in this placeholder.

OpenAITools for HumanityAIdigital identityplaceholder

Linked source records

Advancing content provenance for a safer, more transparent AI ecosystem
Related OpenAI provenance source record; no identity-system relationship claim is asserted.
Verify OpenAI-generated images
Related OpenAI verification source record; comparison claims remain pending.
Tools for Humanity Privacy Policy
Related Tools for Humanity privacy source record; no OpenAI/TFH relationship claim is asserted.

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

OpenAI Charter official source

OpenAI describes its Charter as principles it uses to execute on OpenAI's mission. This archive record tracks the Charter as a source for OpenAI mission and AGI-governance context without adding independent analysis about OpenAI's governance, strategy, or AGI timeline.

OpenAICharterAGImissionofficial source

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OpenAI Charter
Official OpenAI Charter source; no publication date was exposed by the reviewed page.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Archive entrySource type: official recordVerification: verifiedContent: verified

OpenAI Codex official source

OpenAI describes Codex as a cloud-based software engineering agent that can work on code tasks in parallel. This archive record captures the official Codex framing only and does not add broader productivity, security, market, or ecosystem conclusions.

OpenAICodexsoftware engineeringChatGPTofficial source

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Introducing Codex
Official OpenAI Codex announcement source; Codex claims should remain source-attributed.

Credibility: direct statement
Confidence: high
Updated: Jun 2, 2026

Research leadSource type: placeholderVerification: placeholderContent: placeholder

CLARITY Act research lead

Placeholder research lead for future sourced notes about the CLARITY Act. Source text, jurisdiction, and citation details must be added before analysis is published.

CLARITY Actregulationdigital assetsplaceholder

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026

Research leadSource type: placeholderVerification: placeholderContent: placeholder

Norway sovereign capital signal placeholder

Low-prominence regional capital-signal placeholder under Sovereign Capital Signals. Do not overstate significance; no OpenAI facility, deployment, partner, policy, project, or market claim is recorded.

NorwaySovereign Capital Signalsregional capital signalplaceholder

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026

Research leadSource type: research leadVerification: research leadContent: research lead

Alaska sovereign capital signal research lead

Research Lead (Source Pending) under Sovereign Capital Signals. No OpenAI confirmation, facility, deployment, partner, or confirmed project is asserted.

AlaskaSovereign Capital SignalsSource Pendingresearch lead

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026

Research leadSource type: placeholderVerification: placeholderContent: placeholder

ORBS / Eightco / VCX research lead

Placeholder research lead for future sourced notes around ORBS, Eightco, and VCX labels. Source and citation must be added before any market, corporate, treasury, or relationship claim is published.

ORBSEightcoVCXmarket signalsplaceholder

Credibility: placeholder
Confidence: none
Updated: May 29, 2026