Overview

• Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X (formerly Twitter), has been named chief policy officer at Tools for Humanity, founded by Sam Altman.
• Tools for Humanity supports World Network, a platform using iris-scanning technology to create World ID, a digital passport verifying human identity online.
• Pickles emphasized the urgency of addressing AI's ability to bypass traditional online verification methods, calling it a critical issue for the future of online trust.
• Pickles worked at X for a decade, including as a top liaison to global policymakers, before resigning in September following a promotion in July.
• His move comes as Elon Musk and Sam Altman remain embroiled in a legal dispute over OpenAI's adherence to its original nonprofit mission.