molly0xfff,
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar

was briefly baffled by this CAPTCHA until i realized it was asking me to identify the animal that was bigger than the other animals in the picture, not the animal that, in real life, is bigger than roughly 1cm

we are rapidly approaching the point at which CAPTCHAs clever enough to keep the bots out are too confusing for the humans

mysignal,
@mysignal@mastodon.social avatar

@molly0xfff This captcha would appear if using a VPN.

molly0xfff,
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar

@mysignal my VPN was off, but i was using incognito mode

jwcph,
@jwcph@norrebro.space avatar

@molly0xfff I'm just tired of wasting my time training their AI. Just build more secure systems & stop making it my problem.

whynothugo,
@whynothugo@fosstodon.org avatar

@molly0xfff We're well past they point, research consistently shows that computers are more accurate and faster than humans at solving captchas.

soviut,
@soviut@hachyderm.io avatar

@molly0xfff we're getting to that bear-proof garbage cans in national parks that humans often struggle to open level.

RobW,
@RobW@iosdev.space avatar

@molly0xfff No way would I ever have figured that out.

rektdeckard,
@rektdeckard@hachyderm.io avatar

@molly0xfff Apparently many captchas don't really test human reasoning ability, but instead measure the subtle human imprecision in things like pointer movements. They just need you to fire a few trusted events via a HID, then apply some heuristics.

kboyd,
@kboyd@phpc.social avatar

@molly0xfff covid-brain studies suggest we may already be at that point ...

obviousdwest,
@obviousdwest@hachyderm.io avatar

@molly0xfff “bigger” is the wrong word. That implies what you thought…each bigger than its image. “Biggest” would have communicated to compare real-life sizes. It’s a kind of misplaced (assumed) pronoun problem.

dirkhh,
@dirkhh@hachyderm.io avatar

@molly0xfff
But I'm sure there's an AI that could help you with that?
No?
Never mind.

ohmrun,
@ohmrun@hachyderm.io avatar
septomin,

@molly0xfff carcinization has come for the captcha

ke7zum,

@molly0xfff would tht not be panda in real life? I'm super confused. Also sounds like an accessibility nightmair as what if your disability does not allow you to desern the difference for example.

molly0xfff,
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar

@ke7zum i was confused because all of these animals are bigger than ~1cm in real life

ke7zum,

@molly0xfff Oh? I thought the panda was huge, ginormous. lol!

afilina,
@afilina@phpc.social avatar

@ke7zum @molly0xfff I think what Molly meant is that the question in the captcha is poorly phrased. It should have said "biggest", not bigger.

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