Reddit now has to be on the lookout for AI-generated comments and posts infiltrating its site. It’s an important thing for the platform to stay on top of, says Slowe: Reddit’s key benefit is that you can trust that a lot of what’s written on it is written by humans, and AI spam could erode that.
That ship sailed long ago.
“At the end of the day, we aren’t a charity,” Slowe says. Reddit wants to provide a service that people can use for free, “but don’t build your business on our back and expect us not to try and defend ourselves.”
reddit wants what Facebook has, AI generated content, and aggressive right wing propaganda which drives republicans and hate-users(counter to republicans) to the site.
they did a disservice by banning IRL users, and not actuall botters, it tells us that bots are half of thier accounts.
That ai search seems like a good feature - I never could find anything on reddit.
I even have some sympathy for them not wanting our freely given content to be freely given to others … no I don’t, and it’s a shame they couldn’t have handled that differently. Too little too late
12 Comments
can@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 1y
That ship sailed long ago.
The fucking nerve.
The users aren't a charity either.
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
reddit wants what Facebook has, AI generated content, and aggressive right wing propaganda which drives republicans and hate-users(counter to republicans) to the site.
they did a disservice by banning IRL users, and not actuall botters, it tells us that bots are half of thier accounts.
can@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
Don't forget to backup your subscriptions and blocks before lemm.ee shuts down at the end of June!
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
i have it backed up into one of my new lemmy accounts.
criss_cross@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Ironic given that Reddit founders would post under multiple aliases in the early days to make it seem like the site had more users than it did.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Bots were the number one reason I gave up reddit.
NoodlePoint@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
lol. Yeah, free but with conditions, as at the end of the day, it's a privately-owned space and they'll kick anyone out for using "violent language".
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 1y
ive been on lemmy for 2 years now? time flies!
danhab99@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
Only 20???? It feels older
I'd honestly say that with what I know about history and technology and the concept of web 1.0 I feel like reddit is at least older than me (I'm 26)
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
i dint even know reddit existed til 2014ish.
VegasVator@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I look forward to when the jannies are out and it's a horrible AI auto mod instead.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
That ai search seems like a good feature - I never could find anything on reddit.
I even have some sympathy for them not wanting our freely given content to be freely given to others … no I don’t, and it’s a shame they couldn’t have handled that differently. Too little too late