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OFFICE GEOLOGY / No. 25 / AI & automation

The perfect failure

A human-verification test discovers a very human credential.

  1. Chip01

    A robot just passed our human-verification test.

    A cheerful robot presses the correct button as Vera and Chip watch.
  2. Vera02

    Excellent. Send it the rest of the tests.

    Vera rolls in a curving conveyor of identical kiosks while Chip looks concerned.
  3. Flint03

    Chip has given up. Definitely human. Let him in.

    Flint welcomes the exasperated Chip through a doorway while the robot keeps working.
Office Geology · SoftBoulders ConsultingMeet Vera, Chip & Flint
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  1. Panel 1

    A cheerful robot presses the correct button as Vera and Chip watch.

    Chip: A robot just passed our human-verification test.

  2. Panel 2

    Vera rolls in a curving conveyor of identical kiosks while Chip looks concerned.

    Vera: Excellent. Send it the rest of the tests.

  3. Panel 3

    Flint welcomes the exasperated Chip through a doorway while the robot keeps working.

    Flint: Chip has given up. Definitely human. Let him in.