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While probably not 99% reliability, I think google software could often solve this one too: Reverse image search could provide an image description, which combined with number of search queries for eg 'unsafe $image_description' to give a ranking. Google can already mostly handle synonyms; it does not need a mastery of the area as it can just use correlations and usage patterns.

Also, being solvable for humans and not computers is not the only criteria for a captcha. For example it must be quick and relatively easy for humans, and provide a definitive consistent answer. The brilliance of recaptcha is that it was making the work that humans excelled at actually useful beyond just 'proof of humanity'.



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