Results: This survey is about the CAPTCHA and similar methods of determining whether or not we are human.
Published on 08/22/2022
A CAPTCHA is an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart" and it comes in various forms, some of which seem unnecessary and some of which make us think a robot designed the CAPTCHA to keep humans out. Here are some examples. Sources include Wiki and misc. consumer blogs.
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1. The most common type is (to me anyway) the most irritating and time consuming to "solve" It is the one with the squiggly writing and, given that my own writing is illegible it would take a robot to design a CAPTCHA that is more illegible than my own writing. In this example I would have been completely baffled and would have had to click for another attempt. What do you think?
I was able to figure it out without difficulty.
36%
774 votes
I could not figure it out and would have had to click for another try.
28%
610 votes
I typically need more than 2 attempts to solve this type of CAPTCHA.
20%
424 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
21 votes
Not Applicable
19%
401 votes
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2 The test is administered by a computer and has been widely criticized, especially from those with disabilities, but also from people who find their work being slowed down by distorted words that are difficult to read. Sources say it takes on average 10 seconds to solve a typical CAPTCHA On mobile phones they could create ill will for a website visitor who may give up before getting to the website. If the site is an e-commerce one, they have lost a sale. What is your experience with this type?
10 seconds sounds about right.
35%
765 votes
It takes me more than 10 seconds so figure these out.
28%
601 votes
It takes me waaaay longer than 10 seconds and sometimes I just give up.
18%
383 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
Not Applicable
20%
441 votes
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Here are some other verification methods we may have come across on survey and other websites. Which ones make you feel just like the robot the computer is trying to weed out?
The young boy who keeps losing his marbles or finding (stealing?) someone else's.
19%
405 votes
The skill testing question – example "(2 × 4) + (10 × 3)" (Answer: 38) – done in your head?
20%
440 votes
The photo with the traffic lights or bicycles (Image Recognition) - a test of your vision?
39%
836 votes
Which one is not a primary colour? Or the one about the panda (some are brown and white).
16%
337 votes
Which one is not a fruit or is not an animal? Note that a pumpkin is a fruit.
18%
390 votes
Simple statement "I am not a robot" – robots never lie?
29%
618 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
19 votes
Not Applicable
31%
671 votes
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What prompted this survey was another survey (not TW) which itself seemed to have been designed by a robot because it would require something other than human intelligence to get meaningful marketing data from the survey answers. One of the products I was giving feedback on was my recent purchase of a toaster. Here are some of the types of questions I was asked about my toaster. As a human (a reasonable assumption) which questions would have been difficult to answer?
Did your toaster have fresh ingredients?
23%
502 votes
How close do you feel to your toaster?
21%
459 votes
Did you have a dessert with your toaster?
21%
445 votes
Did your toaster have organic ingredients?
23%
494 votes
Did your toaster have non meat ingredients?
19%
420 votes
How long did it take to prepare your toaster?
20%
422 votes
Was your toaster locally made (not these days)?
15%
332 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
25 votes
Not Applicable
52%
1120 votes
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