Zoom can now tell you for sure that the person you're speaking to isn't a deepfake Sam Altmans World debuts ID verification for AI Agents

Date:
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:40:00 +0000

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With deepfake attacks on the rise, World will scan your iris so that you can verify you are indeed real on your next Zoom call.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter World ID for Zoom will put a Human Badge on your video feed to prove you're... human Setting this up requires a physical iris scan and a verification selfie Verifying human authenticity is easier than identifying deepfakes Sam Altman's biometric identity verification company, World, has launched a series of tools designed to help businesses distinguish real people from AI deepfakes as one of his other companies OpenAI becomes increasingly capable of mimicking humans.

One of the main announcements was the general availability of World ID for Zoom, which gives enterprise customers access to a verification process that can distinguish genuine video from AI content. Under the newly-launched system, verified participants will receive a "Human Badge" displayed
alongside their video feed so that other participants can be more confident that they're speaking with a human. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: World ID for Zoom While the problem World is aiming to solve
seems rather dystopian and unlikely, recent Gartner research actually
revealed that 36% of senior cybersecurity leaders reported at least one incident involving a deepfake during an video call over the past 12 months.

We also know that Microsoft has been launching numerous updates to address similar concerns in Teams , opening up its platform to enable third-party deepfake detection in the hope of stamping out AI-generated video and audio. You may like Do you really know who is on your payroll? Why proving
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However, proving human authenticity isn't as simple as ticking a few boxes or scanning a passport. Workers will have to visit one of World's physical Orb devices, which scans their iris to create a cryptographically secure
biometric reference.

To streamline the process, enterprises can choose to have an Orb installed onsite, though this could likely be a costly option. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

A selfie through the mobile app then verifies the human participant against that biometric reference image during Zoom calls.

World says that detecting deepfakes can be especially challenging, "lead[ing] to an arms race between deepfake detection and creation," hence the decision to verify human authenticity instead. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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