Why Can't Robots Check 'I'm Not A Robot'?

Why can’t a robot just click “I’m not a robot”? Turns out the answer is part of a bigger story about being human.

The box test isn’t really about the box! It’s actually tracking other things about your behavior, like how you move your mouse as you go to check the box.

The tech is called reCAPTCHA - “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”. And these days, these tests are not about figuring out what makes humans BETTER than robots. They’re about what makes humans human. It’s the same question we’ve been thinking about for centuries.

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[thanos]

All fun and games until A.I. creates a "I'm Not a Human" test to keep us out.

[MrShanePhoto]

The crazy thing is it's a robot asking you if you're a robot. It's just looking for a friend

[killingragethrowback]

That explains why some captcha don't even ask you to do anything. It just spins and spins then says you're fine.

[Justin_]

Me:*straight line to click*


Captcha:*declines*

[shrayashisarkar]

That One Guy who mastered the art of moving his mouse in a straight line

[nabir]

*mobile users directly tapping on the box has entered the chat*

[LD-dtsk]

“Humans move like this”
Yeah, drunk humans.

[Fertgo]

Not just movement. Those boxes are linked to your search history, cookies... If you open the same website in a private tab, the recapcha will ask you to do another test, most likely the "select x thing on the image".

[KuroDCupu]

*moving my mouse in straight line, trying to fool captcha that I'm a bot.*

[ushadubey]

Her: I have a question
*Proceeds to answer it herself*

[slapk]

It's all fun and games until a robot uses a cellphone

[junoiscool]

"How the mouse moves towards the box"
People using phones:

[robbiecleighmarks]

Totally moving my mouse in a perfectly straight line next time just to see

[rosemary]

Now I'm probably going to cluck the box like a robot, subconsciously sabotaging for myself.

[farttart]

I once tricked on of these into thinking I was a robot.

[remveel]

Wait, so you're telling me, if I act like a robot, they wouldn't accept it?

Time to play a game! 😂

[AdmDi]

*Immediately starts clicking captcha like a robot to see*

[TheSkrill.]

I’ve been clicking these boxes in straight lines ever since I was this video.

[Jedi_Jed]

I’ve been wanting to know this for years. Thank you!

[englewoodmusic]

I want a full on war against bots... bots on youtube.