New study suggests effort users put in cracking these puzzles every day may be more trouble than its worth

Bots are better than humans at cracking ‘Are you a robot?’ Captcha tests, study finds::New study suggests effort users put in cracking these puzzles every day may be more trouble than its worth

  • supercheesecakeEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    I thought we were just basically training google’s image recognition AI by selecting the squares it asks etc. Nothing to do with security (in practise).

    • residentmarchant@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      1 year ago

      You’re probably correct now, but back when Captcha’s were introduced, machine vision was nowhere near as advanced as it is now

      It’s funny, but solving Captcha’s probably led to the downfall of Captcha’s

      • Jamie@jamie.moeEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        We’re quickly approaching a world in which the smartest machines are more intelligent than the dumbest humans, which causes a problem for capcha creators.