3D-Based CAPTCHAs Become a Reality

mateuscb writes "A new way of creating a CAPTCHA using 3D objects has become a reality. The idea was thought up independently by blogger Taylor Hayward and by the folks at YUNiTi.com. 'Similar to Hayward's idea, this new technology relies on our ability to identify objects in 3D instead of using alphanumeric characters. YUNiti's 3D Captcha, however, has three objects in the challenge and extends the list of images to any object, not limiting it to animals as in Hayward's idea. This increases the challenge's level of complication to prevent computers from successfully making the correct guesses.' I, for one, welcome the thought of not having to read more and more complex CAPTCHA. Lately, I've been having a hard time getting CAPTCHA to work the first time."

3D? Pfft.

[Anonymous Coward]

I want 4D CAPTCHAs, so even humans can't figure them out. Think... Hypercube... the CAPTCHA.

First time?

[Tubal-Cain]

I've been having a hard time getting CAPTCHA to work the first time.

And the secondtime . And the third time. And the fourth. And the....

Re:Humans can defeat humans

[MeanMF]

Easy - just make the CAPTCHA so you have to simultaneously type something with both hands.

Re:This Is Great for Progress in AI

[Anonymous Coward]

They will be smart enough to wonder why they have to post ads for cheap mortgages.

Re:First time?

[Idiomatick]

You know what that means don't you? You are probably not actually human. The test was designed to weed out 'your' kind. I bet you couldn't even pass a simple Turing test against a 13 year old girl if you can't pass a Captcha. It really is sad when they learn the truth.

Re:3D? Pfft.

[fracai]

So... you get access to the site, and then the CAPTCHA kills you?

Re:First time?

[Tubal-Cain]

Do you wish that i cant pass a captcha it really is sad what they learn the truth?

Re:Humans can defeat humans

[Anonymous Coward]

I feel like guaranteeing that there was never a human involved would be a better way to prevent abuse.

4D? Pfft.

[artor3]

If you wanna post on my site, you better be prepared to solve the 5D hyper-hyper-cube [gravitation3d.com]!

Re:First time?

[neokushan]

So what you're saying is, right, that all of this has happened before and all of this will happen again?

Re:3D? Pfft.

[Anonymous Coward]

Unless you're SkyNet

Re:Rationality check

[Seto89]

Resetting the human race? That's ROBOT talk!!

Re:First time?

[MacTO]

I've been having a hard time getting CAPTCHA to work the first time.

And the secondtime . And the third time. And the fourth. And the....

I was having trouble too, until I found this awesome piece of software that solves CAPTCHAs for me. It even automatically finds the CAPTCHA image and text entry field so that I don't even have to be bothered by it. ;)

First Cylon...

[im_thatoneguy]

It's becoming more evident every day that the first cylon will be a Captcha solver.

It won't be too long before Captchas will be little reading comprehension tests like on a 3rd grade social studies test.

After that we'll just have to revert to empathic testing. Sadly those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders will no longer be able to use webmail.

Re:I never have had a problem with captcha

[JackieBrown]

It appears you overcame that obstacle

Re:Humans can defeat humans

[noidentity]

It's an arm's race, though.

Actually, I don't think there are any arms racing here, though I could be wrong. That kind of race sounds boring, anyway.

Re:Humans can defeat humans

[shoemilk]

like following a simple rhythm.

Dear god! Like I don't fail captchas enough without adding in my rhythm-less whiteness to the equation!

Re:3D? Pfft.

[SnapShot]

Actually, it's genius. You only allow submissions from browsers who DON'T answer the CAPTCHA correctly.