Modulus Labs joins Tools for Humanity to support applied research for World

Tools for Humanity, a contributor to the human identity network and crypto project World, announced a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence startup Modulus Labs.

Modulus Labs has joined Tools for Humanity to support Earth (WLD), the TFH team announced in a December 12 blog post.

As part of the partnership, Modulus Labs co-founders Daniel Shorr and Ryan Cao will join the TFH team, along with team members Giorgos Zirdelis, Ende Shen, Ben Wilson, Makis Arsenis and Vishruti Ganesh. This collaboration aims to improve the Earth by expanding the capabilities of Tools for Humanity. Together they will form a new Applied Research team focused on practical, scalable and secure cryptography and machine learning solutions.

TFH and Modulus Labs first collaborated in early 2023 towards common goals of improving the security and scalability of the World Network, previously the security and scalability of Worldcoin.

Since then, the partnership has allowed Modulus Labs to expand its work on zero-knowledge proof solutions. Using customized machine learning technology, Modulus transforms millions of mobile devices into privacy- and anonymity-first environments.

TFH and Modulus Labs used these capabilities to distribute ZK data commitment plans to World’s Orbs, enabling private storage and authentication for the network’s iris scanning devices. The partnership, with Modulus now part of TFH’s Applied Research team, aims to further integrate cryptography and artificial intelligence to expand what is possible for the Earth network.

Founded in 2022, Modulus Labs has become a major player in the AI ​​field, contributing to developments such as a new verification standard for AI security, verifiable AI games, and digital art.

World has continued to gain significant attention since its debut in 2023. Despite regulatory and legal hurdles, the project has yielded more than 1,000 Spheres and seen more than 8 million people verify their human identity. Details on the website show that World App, the self-custody wallet for the World Network, has attracted more than 19.3 million users in more than 160 countries.