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The game

• Today's round: two real people, one AI, four questions to find it
• Be a suspect: answer eight questions and see if players think you are the bot
• How it works: the rules, where the answers come from, and privacy in brief

Guides

• Turing test game: A Turing test game you can play in a minute: two real people and one AI answer the same questions. Ask up to four, then pick the bot. Free, daily, no account.
• Talking to a bot?: How to tell if you're talking to a bot in a chat, a DM, a support window or a phone call: the signs that give AI away, and three quick tests you can run politely.
• Questions that catch an AI: The best questions to ask to tell if someone is an AI or a person: right-now questions, trick questions, odd prompts and memory questions, with what to look for in the answer.
• Signs of AI writing: The signs of AI writing: em dashes, "delve", "it's not just X, it's Y", tidy summaries and more. Paste any text into the free AI-o-meter to see its robot habits.
• Dating app bots: How to spot a bot or a scammer on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and other dating apps: the warning signs, two questions to ask, and what to do before you share anything.
• Bot or Not quiz: A free AI or human quiz in two rounds: first spot the obvious chatbot, then the bot that is trying to sound casual. See why each answer gives it away.
• Fake & AI reviews: How to spot fake reviews, including AI-written ones, on Amazon, Google, Yelp and app stores: eight signs, what to check on the reviewer, and how to read reviews you can trust.
• Bots on social media: How to spot a bot account on social media: the profile, posting and reply patterns that give bots away on X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Reddit, and what to do about them.
• Voice clone scams: How AI voice clone scam calls work, the signs that a "relative" on the phone might be a cloned voice, and the simple family code word that stops the scam.
• Prove you're human: The reverse Turing test: how to prove you're human in a chat, a game or a support queue when someone thinks you're a bot. What bots can't fake, and what doesn't work.
• Customer service bots: How to tell if a customer service chat is a bot, and how to get a real person: the words to type, what to have ready, and what never to share in a support chat.
• Turing test history: Has AI passed the Turing test? From Alan Turing's 1950 imitation game to ELIZA, the Loebner Prize, Eugene Goostman and the 2025 study where GPT-4.5 was picked as human.
• Wrong number texts: Got a friendly "wrong number" text? How to tell if it is a bot, a scam or a real mistake, why replying is risky, and what to do instead.
• Bots in online games: Is the player you are up against a bot? How to tell in online games: movement, timing and chat signs, why many games add bots on purpose, and how to report cheaters.
• AI phishing emails: AI writes phishing emails without spelling mistakes, so the old tells are gone. How to spot AI phishing emails today: the sender, the link, the urgency, and one rule that beats them all.
• Do AI detectors work?: Do AI detectors work? Why AI writing detectors give false positives, who gets wrongly flagged, what OpenAI found with its own detector, and better ways to judge.
• Party game: who is the AI?: A funny party game for friends and a chatbot: everyone answers the same prompt, one answer is secretly written by AI, and the group votes. Rules, prompts and scoring.
• Friend texting with ChatGPT?: Is your friend, date or coworker using ChatGPT to write their texts? Seven giveaways, a playful way to check, and why it might not be as bad as it feels.
• "I'm not a robot" explained: How does the "I'm not a robot" checkbox know you are human? How CAPTCHAs work, why you keep getting picture puzzles, and what AI has done to them.
• AI images: how to tell: How to tell if a photo is AI-generated now that the hands are fixed: checks that still work, from the source and reverse image search to text, light and content credentials.
• Deepfake videos: How to spot a deepfake video: the visual and audio signs, why "they don't blink" no longer works, and the source checks that matter more than anything you see.
• Fake recruiters: How to spot a fake recruiter or a job scam on LinkedIn, Indeed, text or WhatsApp: the signs, the chat-only "interview", and the payments a real employer never asks for.
• Teaching teens to spot AI: A simple lesson for parents and teachers on teaching teenagers to spot AI and bots: what to cover, three activities including a classroom Turing test, and talking points.

About the site

• FAQ: Answers about Who Is a Bot?: how the daily round works, who the human suspects are, which AI plays the bot, accounts, emails and your data.
• Suspect rules: What you may and may not write when you answer as a suspect on Who Is a Bot?, how answers are checked before strangers see them, and how to report one.
• Contact: How to contact Who Is a Bot?: questions, ideas for questions, reporting an answer, deleting your account, or press. One email address, read by a person.
• Terms: The terms for using Who Is a Bot?: a free daily game, ages 13 and up, what you may write as a suspect, and accounts optional.
• Privacy: What Who Is a Bot? collects and why: a random ID for your games, the answers you choose to write, and, only if you sign in, your Google name and email.