Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford coined the term CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart), flipping the original Turing test on its head to use automated image degradation to protect websites from malicious bots.
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Eko-AI Minimalist Visualization: Conceptual visual representation of The Definition of the Word "Captcha" (2000). Raw human centric design, solarpunk aesthetic, organic geometric symbiosis, zero-emission digital canvas, high-contrast clean contrast illustration, anti-algorithmic art.