No, it really hasn't. In most cases the new reCAPTCHAs actually take longer to solve than the old ones.
The old variant which makes you read street numbers is pretty quick and painless - type in 3 or 4 digits and you're done. With the new one, first you have to figure out what it wants you to identify (street signs? storefronts? lakes? mountains? food?), and then scan through a bunch of small, poorly focused images. Even if you get it right, many times it asks you to complete two or three separate challenges before it lets you through.
The only time the new version is more usable is when you run into the one old variant which is virtually unsolvable.[1] I actually wonder if some of these even have solutions. There have been countless times where it's rejected an answer I was sure was correct.
The old variant which makes you read street numbers is pretty quick and painless - type in 3 or 4 digits and you're done. With the new one, first you have to figure out what it wants you to identify (street signs? storefronts? lakes? mountains? food?), and then scan through a bunch of small, poorly focused images. Even if you get it right, many times it asks you to complete two or three separate challenges before it lets you through.
The only time the new version is more usable is when you run into the one old variant which is virtually unsolvable.[1] I actually wonder if some of these even have solutions. There have been countless times where it's rejected an answer I was sure was correct.
[1]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/---dJJOn8n9c/U1rZNDiWG1I/AAAAAAAAO...