Ben Maurer is proposing a new way to 'OCR' old books. Words the computer can't OCR will be turned into CAPTCHAs.
A possible problem is that OCR programs often can't distinguish a word from a smudge, decorative gylph. Books often contain occasional Greek letters, nonsense, etc. So if the CAPTCHA implementation isn't good, Ben's strategy will add to the 19 person-years already wasted every day filling out annoying CAPTCHAs.
Still, it is a good idea and worth considering.
State Department Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting on Cultural
Property Agreement Renewals with Bolivia, Egypt and Greece
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On March 3, 2026, the US Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met in
a virtual public session to accept comments regarding a proposed renewals
of ...
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