Goblins: The new CAPTCHA test for LLMs?

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-14 16:59

Large language models have reportedly been programmed to avoid discussing the topic of goblins. This has led to a suggestion that webpages could use a similar prompt, asking users to write about goblins as a method of human verification instead of traditional CAPTCHAs. AI

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Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-05-14 16:59

LLMs have been slopcoded to not talk about Goblins. Should webpages have "prove you are human by writing a paragraph about goblins" instead of nasty captchas? #

LLMs have been slopcoded to not talk about Goblins. Should webpages have "prove you are human by writing a paragraph about goblins" instead of nasty captchas? # LLM # LLMs # AI # Goblins # Goblin

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LLMs have been slopcoded to not talk about Goblins. Should webpages have "prove you are human by writing a paragraph about goblins" instead of nasty captchas? #

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