Can You Beat Booking Bots? How Concert Tickets, Courts, Driving Slots Are Snapped Up | Talking Point

Have you tried booking a service or high – demand item only to be frustrated because it seemed impossible to secure? That could be because bots are snapping everything up before you even have a chance. In this episode of Talking Point, host Steven Chia finds out how these bots are able to grab slots so quickly and often manage to slip past some of the defences put in place by many websites. So, is there anything we can really do to beat a bot? 00:00 Introduction 02:29 How do booking bots work? 07:18 Meeting a bot maker 08:56 What are bots buying? 12:18 How AI helps bots bypass CAPTCHAs 14:28 Global laws on booking bots 16:40 How MyActiveSG+ fights bots 18:47 How platforms detect bots 21:42 Can we beat booking bots? WATCH MORE Talking Point    • Talking Point | Full Episodes   About the show: Talking Point investigates a current issue or event, offering different perspectives to local stories and revealing how it all affects you. ================================================ #CNAInsider #CNATalkingPoint #Singapore #Ticketing #Ticketmaster #Bots #Tennis #Badminton #AI #ArtificialIntelligence For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider