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MS new captcha: Why did it have to be that hard!?!? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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This is not my pic because I forgot to screenshot it when I did it. Microsoft has the hardest captcha I have ever had to complete. This one looks easier but I had a similar one that on my phone the images were too small, not recognizable and were more abstract looking shapes. It was so hard, I failed like 8 times (there were several 'rounds') and it almost made me second guess whether I might actually be a robot lol. Luckily, there was an audio version where you have to pick from a number of melody recordings and choose the one that was a pattern. Anyone else have trouble with this?

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 72 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I got this one the other day during a checkout process. This site lost the sale, I couldn't crack it.

[–] ramchak@lemmy.ca 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would have picked the only picture of a dog. Bees and Tapirs/Capybaras don't seem to fit

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Me and all my friends agree, but the site did not accept that as the correct answer. I originally took that picture to get a second opinion and make sure I wasn't going crazy heh. I even tried for a new captcha, and it was still nonsense.

We did it, we beat AI. And humans.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Nah, the bots are way better at answering these captchas than people are.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Maybe the bee because one of the dogs is wearing a yellow jacket??

[–] loam@sh.itjust.works 20 points 6 days ago

That one is terrible. I assume by "object" they mean "dog wearing accessories". That captcha was made to trick humans.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What does that even mean?

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

It means you're not human.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So, it's a little known fact that captchas and such like no longer test to see if you can solve something, because the bots have evolved to pass those kinds of tests.

They also tried to set them up to succeed where humans failed, but then bots evolved to pass those, too.

So now they look at how you fail or pass, or how you keep trying. Basically, they're checking if you're human by seeing how you respond to frustration.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They also use captchas to train AI more so.... 🤷

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 4 days ago

seeing how you respond to frustration

Great UX design...

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I fucking hate captchas with a passion. They make me violent. Captchas should be illegal for the sake of my mental health. As a VPN user I see them 10x more than the average person.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Honestly captchas and the enshittification of the internet has completely driven me away from tech. Its become so user hostile that it simply is no longer worth the effort. There have been times where just to access a page I have to do five rounds of captchas.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, also, where did all the fun stuff go? Now it's just rage bait AI generated "articles" that pushes the dopamine button.

Where are 3D printer projects, robots, science, the arts, longevity science, DIY, and so on?

Mustn't we build a new internet without the idea that you should earn a living from whatever you do there?

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah I feel that. I spend lots of time on my computer offline. I got games, music, movies, even some books. I'm pretty much set. Part of me does want to run away and live in the woods though.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

I think we're way past the need for an "if you can't auto detect bots then that's a you problem, dog" legislation. I guess you could be boring and call it anti-hostile experience regulation or whatever. but this shit needs to die like most Google projects.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Rapidly getting into the "overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists" levels of captcha

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Hey man, I don't like Chicago either, but to say that their football players are all dumb? I'm sure they're reasonably smart....

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I've been staring at this thing for like 30 seconds, and I have zero clue what it's asking you to do.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

drag the red circled piece into the orbit that is labeled 9

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

But......9 is on a different orbit. It'll collide with the teal chess piece. Then we'll have chess pieces floating in space for all eternity!

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 days ago

that's what the debris is that you can see in the orbits.

Chessler Syndrome

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Apparently if you wanted to *defeat AI you just need to ask the user how many R's there are in strawberry.

*edit because dictation is stupid

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

People generally already don't want a ms account, so now they're making it even harder to get one lol morons

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Some services require an MS or Google sign in

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That's a fair point. But I've always seen it as a choice (sign in with ms, LinkedIn, google, or fb). Which services (besides Microsoft) require a ms account?

[–] Mastersmacks@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Minecraft, as I learned when my ms got hacked and their team couldn't restore my account to me for some reason

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

'Wouldn't', I think. Ms's customer service is abysmal on their paid services, I can only imagine how bad it is on their no-cost services. And, the thing is, they have the resources to have better customer service than Amazon gives their Prime members, but they seem to choose not to. It's strange to me.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I forget the name but I was looking for free versions of no code app builders to make a productivity app of my own and one did not have a way to sign up with any email only sign up with Google or MS. Also had to create this second MS account, triggering this captcha, originally because I was using MS designer to generate free AI images but the fast tokens run out 15 a day. So to exploit AI, I always use multiple accounts and it is an MS service. I have like 10 MS accounts now due to using up the free OneDrive storage plans.

Edit: I never connect anything to FB. Meta is the only place that knows my real name and info. (Unfortunately). I also don't have LinkedIn.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ah, that makes perfect sense. Also, with all those ms accounts tied to your IP, I can't blame them for the verification lol

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I do it for all free services. Like AI where you have daily limits. I thought about VPN but I don't have the cost. It seems the only trusted free tier VPN is Proton bc they have a paid plan. I read good reviews and it didn't seem to slow down anything noticeably.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I didn't mean to sound like I disapproved at all. I'm all for what you're doing haha I've use proton's free tier. They're fine. I just don't really trust any vpn company that's based in the USA, due to their (completely understandable) requirement to keep USA data collection laws.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Proton is Swiss I believe.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago

I do love being wrong! I'll give them another look, then

[–] Capybara_mdp@reddthat.com 9 points 6 days ago

Today I learned I was a robot.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Is this c/anarchychess ?

[–] woodenskewer@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Someone shared with me having to calculate the resistance of a resistor once. I sent them the color band chart to figure it out lol

[–] viralJ@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

They should just make a captcha that asks how many 'r's in 'strawberry'.

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I can't make a github account for that reason, smh.

[–] hactar42@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

I recently set up a new GitHub account and it had the same crap. And you have to get 3 in a row correct. I got so frustrated and I was cursing enough that my wife came into my office to make sure I was okay.

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