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Perhaps it doesn't, they might have just used that as a source for "things we know are too hard for everybody but us". They weren't presenting houses with dummy
by 13 12y ago
Perhaps it doesn't, they might have just used that as a source for "things we know are too hard for everybody but us". They weren't presenting houses with dummy words like they were for book solves, so it seems unlikely they were using it to train with unwitting human inputs.
- learnstats2 12y agoI didn't appreciate doing this work for Google so I gave the wrong answer every time. It passed me through the captcha every time.
- raverbashing 12y agoOf course it lets you through, it can't check that (at that time) But it doesn't mean you're the only one that got that sample. So they pick the most "popular" answer
- fatratchet 12y agoStrange, I also tried giving a close but wrong answer a few times and it never accepted it.
- cube00 12y agoIf it's choice between doing work for Google and solving those meaningless random ones that that contribute to nothing I'll help Google anyday.
- learnstats2 12y agoThat's a false choice. The real choice is between doing Captcha work for Google and not doing Captchas. In this respect, you're welcome.