ChatGPT's screenshot guessing is broken; WebMCP challenge launches with $35k prizes
thisiskp_ · x · 2026-08-27
The author argues that ChatGPT's reliance on screenshots to reverse-engineer web interactions is a fundamental flaw becoming critical as it hits 1B WAU. OpenAI launched the WebMCP Challenge with partners like Vercel and Cloudflare to promote a protocol where sites explicitly declare capabilities, eliminating guessing.
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