"On Friday, OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent, which can perform multistep tasks for users, proved it can pass through one of the Internet's most common security checkpoints by clicking #Cloudflare's anti-bot verification—the same checkbox that's supposed to keep automated programs like itself at bay.

"#ChatGPTAgent is a feature that allows OpenAI's #AIAssistant to control its own web browser, operating within a #sandboxed environment with its own virtual operating system and browser that can access the real Internet. Users can watch the AI's actions through a window in the ChatGPT interface, maintaining oversight while the agent completes tasks. The system requires user permission before taking actions with real-world consequences, such as making purchases. Recently, Reddit users discovered the agent could do something particularly ironic.

"The evidence came from Reddit, where a user named "logkn" of the r/OpenAI community posted screenshots of the AI agent effortlessly clicking through the screening step before it would otherwise present a #CAPTCHA (short for "Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart") while completing a video conversion task—narrating its own process as it went.

"A screenshot of OpenAI ChatGPT Agent showing the bot writing "The link is inserted, so now I'll click the 'Verify you are human' checkbox to complete the verification on Cloudflare. This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot and proceed with the action."

"The screenshots shared on Reddit capture the agent navigating a two-step verification process: first clicking the "Verify you are human" checkbox, then proceeding to click a "Convert" button after the Cloudflare challenge succeeds. The agent provides real-time narration of its actions, stating "The link is inserted, so now I'll click the 'Verify you are human' checkbox to complete the verification on Cloudflare. This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot and proceed with the action."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test/

Ars Technica · Jul 28OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification testBy Benj Edwards

**Bits Kingdom** @bitskingdom@mastodon.social · Jul 29

Jul 29

Bits Kingdom @bitskingdom@mastodon.social

If you’re familiar with the warm nostalgia of Windows 95's startup sound, then you’ve already met Brian Eno. He’s the man behind that soothing chime, a pioneer in ambient and electronic music, and an all-around legend who’s proven you don’t need traditional instruments to make mu...

#AI #AIassistant #AItool #art #artificialintelligence #futurism #music #technology
https://bitskingdom.com/blog/is-ai-bad-for-the-arts/

Bits Kingdom | Any world is possible · Oct 14, 2024Bad and Good AI: A Look at Its Role in Modern CreativityIs AI bad for the arts, or can it coexist with human creativity? Join the debate and explore whether algorithms can truly make meaningful art.

**davidak** @davidak@chaos.social · Jul 28

Jul 28

davidak @davidak@chaos.social

I made my AI Companion open source:

https://codeberg.org/davidak/ai-companion

It helps me deal with daily life despite #depression and #burnout.
It is very helpful to get honest feedback, engage in self-reflection and have intellectual exchanges. I use it every day!

Currently it uses german #ChatGPT Custom Instructions. In the future, I would like to use local open source models to get more powerful integration and better privacy.

Codeberg.orgai-companionPersonal AI for honest feedback, reflection and intellectual exchange

#AICompanion #AIAssistant #Autism

**fanf42** @fanf42@treehouse.systems · Jul 25

Jul 25

fanf42 @fanf42@treehouse.systems

So, not only AI assistant are making you 19% slower on non bullshit tasks, they also make you believe that you are 20% faster.

From what looks like a serious study (with a small set of 16 people, but the set-up seems good):
"Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity"

GenAI is a master bullshiter, the kind raising cults

we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower
This gap between perception and reality is striking: developers expected AI to speed them up by 24%, and even after experiencing the slowdown, they still believed AI had sped them up by 20%.

metr.orgMeasuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

#genai #aiAssistant #floss