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1. kevmo314 · 1790920573 · focus · HN ↗

   Muse ran into a captcha and asked me if I wanted it to solve it.

   So of course I clicked yes and it dutifully convinced the site that it was not a bot.

   1. xnickb · 1790920775 · focus · HN ↗

      For 2(3?) decades we've been training the robots to tell traffic lights from fire hydrants. It's finally paying off.
   2. Gareth321 · 1790920845 · focus · HN ↗

      I think this is the end of sites where it is expected that only humans may interact with them. It's been cat and mouse for a while, and some places like Reddit sell API access, but these agents are for all intents and purposes, humans interacting with the site. They're going to need to figure out new business models.

      1. mejutoco · 1790921229 · focus · HN ↗

         Or the captchas will evolve.

         1. therein · 1790921455 · focus · HN ↗

            This will be used as an excuse to normalize "scan QR code with your phone to verify you are human" along with Web Environment Integrity stuff.

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