recaptcha

[bunn]

I really hate the style of form captcha where one must demonstrate that one is a human being by choosing all the photos that contain cars, or all the photos that contain street signs, for example

Comments

[heartofoshun]

I had trouble with that very same captcha! That kind of thing annoys me to an extreme degree! I'm always in a big hurry.

[bunn]

I'm seeing that style more and more, and it makes my heart sink every time.

[thesmallhobbit]

I came across it last week - not the best thing. I prefer the box I just have to tick to say I'm not a robot (although I do consider the possibility every time!)

[bunn]

I'd prefer those too, if only we could just have those!

It does make you start to wonder.

[timetiger]

I'm glad you said this. I thought it was just me, being easily confused.

[bunn]

It definitely isn't you. I encounter them a lot. They are definitely getting worse.

[hhimring]

They are getting worse--the pictures are getting fuzzier and more confusing all the time.
I think the way we're heading eventually we will end up with captchas that demonstrate that anyone who can handle them is a true AI.

[bunn]

They are awful. I used to think them only mildly annoying, but the latest iteration can be really hard to get through if you are unlucky with the photos they give you. I now submit them only if they are on something absolutely crucial I can't get round any other way.

[topum]

It is clear that you might be a robot.

[bunn]

Or possibly, that AI has got to the point where it's easier for a spambot to be human than for a human...

I look forward in terror to the day when captchas will ask us to write a haiku, or tell it a joke, and will judge our humanity on how telling is the haiku, or how funny is the joke :-D

[deathxpixie]

lololol