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 threadAdlangxMay 17, 2024

@dangillmor Reddit has sucked for awhile now. Even the smaller subs are bot filled.

Humans can't keep up with the pace of LLM disonfo.

Show threadSkyflareMay 17, 2024
@lightninhopkins @dangillmor Lol, it's going to be a top tier cannibalistic AI feast
Show threadAdlangx
@skyflare @dangillmor It already is. You can find posts with the exact same thread of comments fully formed from the get go.
May 17, 2024 at 5:24pmWeb