New system is latest fight between website owners and automated bots that try and attack them
  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Hmm…

    I don’t like captcha, (or more specifically; I don’t like being farmed for AI training) however I understand the need to filter out bots vs humans.

    I really don’t like the idea of being forced to use a google approved operating system and/or provide documents to prove my legal identity. (With a vague promise that my data will deleted, after it’s distributed to a hundred different affiliates that don’t bother with privacy…)

    But this is kind of intriguing, at least on the surface. If you can just point a camera at a bland surface like paper or a blank wall, then perform some hand gestures, to satisfy the ‘I’m human’ test. Without being forced to use anything more. I’d be far happier with that, than I am with the current proposals of ‘upload your govt ID to everyone that asks, to prove you exist. Trust us, we’ll all delete it immediately after, perhaps throw in a facial scan while we’re at it, wouldn’t want to be uncertain…’

    So, what’s the catch? I’m sure the footage can and will be used to improve AI video rendering, particularly hands obviously. At least you can choose a background that’s not identifiable, and keep the rest of the scene empty (hopefully?)

    Is it going to function on linix PCs with whatever flavor of FOSS or highly customised browser people want to run? Or are people still going to be told, ‘pick a corporate overlord, buy one of their devices and don’t you dare modify it, or good luck accessing modern society.’?

    I’m not hopeful of the answers to those questions.