Sam Altman's startup is hoping Jared Leto's band will make you scan your eyeball
Sam Altman's startup has developed a tool to help artists prevent bots from purchasing concert tickets. The tool, Concert Kit, allows fans to verify their identity through iris-scanning technology. Jared Leto's band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, is utilizing this technology to reserve tickets for verified fans during their upcoming European tour.
- ▪Concert Kit is an online ticketing tool that verifies fans through iris-scanning technology.
- ▪The tool has successfully blocked over 100,000 automated requests for tickets to a recent concert.
- ▪Thirty Seconds to Mars is reserving tickets for fans who authenticate their identity using the World ID system.
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BusinessSam Altman’s startup is hoping Jared Leto’s band will make you scan your eyeballA new tool helps artists stop bots from buying up concert tickets. Instead, it reserves spots for fans who are ‘human-verified’ by iris-scanning orbs.Jared Leto’s band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, is setting aside special tickets for people who authenticate their humanness with an eye scan. | Source: Sergione Infuso/Getty ImagesBy Stephanie K. BaerDeputy News EditorPublished May 21, 2026at9:00amShareShareCopy linkto this articleEmailTwitter (opens in new tab)Bluesky (opens in new tab)Facebook (opens in new tab)LinkedIn (opens in new tab)Telegram (opens in new tab)WhatsApp (opens in new tab)Reddit (opens in new tab)Close share menuThere are $0 comments on this storyPublished May 21, 2026at9:00amHow do you…
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