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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

“This step is necessary to prove I’m not a bot,” wrote the bot as it passed an anti-AI screening step.

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. While the agent didn't face an actual CAPTCHA puzzle with images in this case, successfully passing Cloudflare's behavioral screening that determines whether to present such challenges demonstrates sophisticated browser automation. The checkbox analyzes multiple signals, including mouse movements, click timing, browser fingerprints, IP reputation, and JavaScript execution patterns to determine if the user exhibits human-like behavior.

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