Miami Connection
Altman launched World's first East Coast location in Miami's Wynwood District in May 2025, establishing an Apple-like retail space where residents and visitors can verify their humanness using the company's signature Orb technology and receive a World ID digital passport. This flagship location positions Miami as a key hub for World's proof-of-human services and represents a significant tech infrastructure investment in South Florida's arts district.
About
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research company behind ChatGPT and other advanced AI models. He co-founded World (formerly Worldcoin) alongside Alex Blania and Max Novendstern, a global identity and financial network built on proof-of-human technology using iris scanning. World aims to establish itself as the world's largest and most inclusive financial public utility and identity system. Altman brought World's operations to Miami in May 2025, opening a flagship retail location in the Wynwood District as part of the company's U.S. expansion strategy.