Dan GillmorMay 16, 2024

As warned, Reddit has taken a bundle of money from "Open"AI and will use it to further monetize what you -- and the volunteers who moderate it all -- contributed for free.

It's the norm now, and particularly slimy in this case.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158529/reddit-openai-chatgpt-api-access-advertising

OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts

Reddit and OpenAI have signed an arrangement that makes the site’s posts available in ChatGPT and allows Reddit to build new tools using OpenAI’s models.

The Verge
Show threadBrian SullivanMay 16, 2024
@dangillmor Isn't that the only way social media sites can make money ... to somehow monetize what users contribute? I am not sure how this is any different or more slimey than any other monetization.
Show threadJames BrittMay 16, 2024

@briansullivan @dangillmor

Seems far sleazier than monetizing with ads or monetizing with features-for-pay.

Show threadBrian Sullivan

@jamesbritt @dangillmor

So more sleazy than Facebook and Twitter?

May 17, 2024 at 12:01amWeb