Sam Altman-Backed World Network Raises $52.5M to Fight AI Deepfakes

World Network, backed by Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million in fresh funding led by Pantera Capital, with Bain Capital Crypto also participating in the one-year locked token sale. The project is shifting focus from basic network expansion to integrating its biometric "proof of human" screening devices into enterprise software suites to counter AI-generated deepfakes.