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CAPTCHA's origin traced to 2000 Yahoo bot issue

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CAPTCHAs originated in 2000 when Yahoo's Udi Manber alerted Carnegie Mellon University to bots impersonating teenagers in Yahoo's chat rooms. This measure was implemented to distinguish human users from automated programs. AI

RANK_REASON The item discusses the historical origin of CAPTCHA technology, which is a commentary on a widely used internet security measure.

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CAPTCHA's origin traced to 2000 Yahoo bot issue

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ChrisPirillo ·

    CAPTCHA Began in 2000 When Yahoo's Udi Manber Told Carnegie Mellon That Bots Posing as Teenagers Were Working Its Chat Rooms https:// lockergnome.com/captcha-be

    CAPTCHA Began in 2000 When Yahoo's Udi Manber Told Carnegie Mellon That Bots Posing as Teenagers Were Working Its Chat Rooms https:// lockergnome.com/captcha-began- yahoo-chat-room-bots-posing-as-teenagers-gimpy/ # captcha # yahoo # CarnegieMellon # ai

    LINKS lockergnome.com/captcha-began-yahoo-chat-…

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