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Alex Blania on Proof of Human and Building World's Identity Network

2026-04-02 · 42 min · episode 1070 · 18 entities

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    cofounder of Merge Labs. World
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    cofounder of Merge Labs. World
  • founded Merge Labs. World company
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    cofounder of Merge Labs. World
  • works at Merge Labs. World company
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    cofounder of Merge Labs. World
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    cofounder of Merge Labs. World
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  • mentioned Alex Blania person
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  • appeared on The a16z Show podcast
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    Alex Blania on Proof of Human and Building World's Identity Network
Episode description as stored
a16z's Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg speak with Alex Blania, cofounder and CEO of Tools for Humanity, World, and cofounder of Merge Labs. World is building the largest real human network, a proof-of-human layer for the AI era. They cover the technical challenge of proving human uniqueness at scale using iris biometrics, the privacy architecture behind World ID, and why platforms from social networks to dating apps to video conferencing will soon require proof of human verification.   Resources: Follow Alex Blania on X: https://twitter.com/alexblania Follow Ben Horowitz on X: https://twitter.com/bhorowitz Follow Erik Torenberg on X: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Stay Updated: Find a16z on YouTube: YouTube Find a16z on X Find a16z on LinkedIn Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts Follow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.