@GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Post #2493891
2026-05-13 20:10 UTC
It used to be used to train text recognition software. It was super easy to tell which word was known vs unknown. The known word just looked like normal text that was edited to be kinda “wobbly” while the unknown text looked like an actual image or scan of a page. I’d always put “ass” for the unknown word.
The current iteration of captcha isn’t as straightforward in terms of identifying which is which.
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@unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 2026-05-13 21:02
IIRC, there was a time when 4chan figured this out. You have three guesses as to which direction this went.