CAPTCHA was built to keep bots out. But what happens when we actually want AI agents on the internet?
Summary
作者探讨随着AI代理在互联网上变得更自主,传统的CAPTCHA式反机器人验证是否需要被一种新的标准验证层取代,用来确认AI代理的身份、所有权与授权权限,并向开发者征求对OAuth、DIDs和可验证凭证等方案的看法。
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