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MiHale

(12,380 posts)
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:46 PM Thursday

I've got a bad feeling about AI ...

I keep getting asked online to prove I’m NOT a robot…things like which pictures have stoplights in them…which ones have bicycles in them and the like…got me thinking about self driving cars…are we training the software?
Apparently robots can’t figure them out.







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I've got a bad feeling about AI ... (Original Post) MiHale Thursday OP
Be careful with some of those "I'm not a Robot" prompts Nictuku Thursday #1
Great tips, I'm sure...but I was just kidding around... MiHale Thursday #4
I kind of figured that, but thought it a great opportunity to teach some folks who have not heard of this. Nictuku Yesterday #5
👍 MiHale Yesterday #6
A robot can't recognize a stoplight or a bicycle and they have them doc03 Thursday #2
👍 MiHale Thursday #3

Nictuku

(4,472 posts)
1. Be careful with some of those "I'm not a Robot" prompts
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 03:16 PM
Thursday

If you are simply web browsing, and are not trying to access anything that should require this kind of verification (i.e. payment portals and such) because Scammers are using this 'popup' to get you to enter personal information. Data mining scams. Some of them, if you simply click on it, even to X(close) the popup, it takes that click as approval and can install malware or viruses.

Anyway, just trying to help. What I usually do is close the window using Task Manager, or just close the browser app, or even just the browser tab that opens (this is on a PC, not sure about how it works on smart phones)

I think the main thing is to make sure people realize that if you see 'I'm not a Robot' prompt to be suspicious of it, unless it is expected.

Here are some links about it:
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-click-allow-to-verify-that-you-are-not-a-robot/
https://blog.avast.com/fakecaptcha-scams
https://cyberguy.com/security/hackers-turn-im-not-robot-captchas-cyber-traps/

Nictuku

(4,472 posts)
5. I kind of figured that, but thought it a great opportunity to teach some folks who have not heard of this.
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 12:47 AM
Yesterday

doc03

(38,667 posts)
2. A robot can't recognize a stoplight or a bicycle and they have them
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 03:40 PM
Thursday

driving semi-trucks.

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