Game: Infinite Captcha

The bots might pass these tests before we do. And when that happens, the won't be a punishment. It will be the default state of the web—an endless hall of mirrors where no one, human or machine, can prove who they really are.

By Alex Mercer

Until then, the next time you see a grid of blurry buses, click carefully. You might be starting a game that never ends. Have you ever been trapped in the Infinite Captcha Game? Share your longest loop time in the comments—but be warned, the bot moderators are very skeptical. Infinite Captcha Game

Live streamers on Twitch and Kick have turned the Infinite Captcha Game into a punishment challenge. "If I lose this ranked match, I have to solve CAPTCHAs until I get one wrong." These streams often last for hours. The audience’s favorite moment is when the streamer starts arguing with the grid: "That is CLEARLY a traffic light! It’s red! It’s right there!" (The server disagrees. The server always disagrees.) The bots might pass these tests before we do