Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI
Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI Reddit is celebrating its 20th anniversary by expanding its use of AI to enhance user experience. The company’s first big AI push, Reddit Answers, has been rolled out and is “going really well,” according to CTO Chris Slowe. Reddit Answers provides an AI-generated summary for queries, […]
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Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly ‘scraping’ user comments to train chatbot Claude
Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly ‘scraping’ user comments to train chatbot Claude Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, alleging that they have been “scraping” user comments to train their chatbot Claude. The lawsuit claims that Anthropic used automated bots to access Reddit’s content without permission, despite being asked not to […]
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Reddit bans researchers who used AI bots to manipulate commenters
Reddit bans researchers who used AI bots to manipulate commenters Researchers from the University of Zurich conducted an experiment on Reddit’s r/changemymind community using AI bots to manipulate commenters, leaving 1,783 comments and over 10,000 karma. The researchers used bots pretending to be a trauma counselor, a “Black man opposed to Black Lives Matter,” and […]
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