Reddit user content being sold to AI company in $60M/year deal::It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company to use Reddit user…
Reddit user content being sold to AI company in $60M/year deal::It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company to use Reddit user…
This is also slightly off. It was primarily to eliminate third party apps from the existing landscape. Reddit want money from users in one of two ways:
Due to the extortionate pricing, (2) was only ever hypothetical. In reality there was no sustainable model for this for any third party app, even as a non-profit.
The case around AI does exist, but it was smoke and mirrors for Reddit pulling the same nonsense that Twitter did once they realized they might get away with it, regardless of the short term damage it would do to their public image.
I think the 3rd party apps very a nice bonus but considering the timing I’m pretty sure the AI boom was the main reason.
I suppose you’re forgetting about Reddit premium…
I mean, yeah, doesn’t everyone?
Well yeah I suppose that’s the case, I was more stating the fact that it’s another way for reddit to suck money from its users. The best part is nothing really changes.