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Why Does CAPTCHA Exist to Verify Humans?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • CAPTCHA stands for 'Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.'
  • It prevents bots from abusing online services like creating fake accounts or posting spam.
  • The test uses distorted text or image recognition that is easy for humans but hard for computers.
  • reCAPTCHA later used these tests to help digitize books by having humans read scanned words.

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