Filling out captchas helps google train AI models

Shelley shelley at misanthropia.org
Fri Jun 17 15:51:30 PDT 2016


On June 17, 2016 3:37:42 PM Mr Nobody <mrnobody at mail-on.us> wrote:

> I just discovered that the reCaptchas that you usually bump into when
> using tor are not only a way to distinguish humans, but also they use
> your replies to train artificial intelligence modes
>
> https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/index.html#creation-of-value
> <https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/index.html>
>
> Tor users helping google with image recognition lol
>
> --
> http://tornews3zbdhuan5.onion
>


It's been that way for many years... I'm surprised there is anyone left who 
didn't know that.  (Not being a smartass.  I think it was 5 or 6 years ago 
that 4chan had an admittedly poor-taste go at trying to poison the well there.)

-S





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