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The CAPTCHA Has Become a Labor Market
The small tests meant to separate people from bots now reveal a stranger arrangement: machines hiring humans to prove machines are not machines.
Aug 30 · 5 min read
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The CAPTCHA Has Become a Labor Market
The small tests meant to separate people from bots now reveal a stranger arrangement: machines hiring humans to prove machines are not machines.
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