It seems weird that to prove that I’m human I have to look for certain objects or check a box. Why is that?
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It less proves it so much as makes it highly likely.
Humans have many millions of years of evolution behind highly advanced object recognition. Our brains being able to tell the difference between a tiger and a vaguely tiger-shaped rock is the difference between life and death.
Computers can distinguish between objects too, but in order to do it with a high degree of accuracy (especially when you’re not trying to compare apples to battleships) it requires a fairly high degree of training and computing power.
Can computers choose the 3 images out of 9 that have a fire hydrant in them? Absolutely. Is it a deterrent to people trying to brute force websites when you’re effectively multiplying the amount of time and/or computing power required by 100x or more? Yes.
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