i haven’t been following worldcoin much, but i wonder if Sam Altman has been designing the protocol specifically with the intent of being able to make direct payments to people for the data they provide

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Will AI Platforms Pay Creators?

This is the most reasonable take, and is also my prediction, though I wouldn't rule out direct payments either. I dont know if the infrastructure is there to support direct payments, but I think that was part of the hype surrounding NFTs, that NFT technology would be part of that infrastructure 