Others felt the incident highlighted the risks of websites using the “I’m not a robot” checkbox in lieu of the more complicated CAPTCHA test.

“Incident,” about a police shooting, and “I’m Not a Robot,” about technology and identity, will compete in two short-film categories at the ceremony in March.

An Interview with ‘I’m Not A Robot’ director Victoria Warmerdam and producer Trent about their Oscar-nominated short film that takes AI fears to new levels.