Reddit Bans AI Researchers for Secret User Tests (opens in new tab)

I've long expected Reddit would eventually meet its demise after its users switch to some other platform. Instead, it appears that AI noise is simply going to drown out all the actual humans on reddit. Banning accounts for this sort of thing is going to turn into an unwinnable game of whack-a-mole in very short order.

Zurich researchers deployed AI bots on r/changemymind posing as a trauma counselor, a ‘Black man opposed to BLM’, and a sexual assault survivor. Posted 1,783 comments and gained 10,000+ karma before being exposed. Reddit calls it ‘improper and highly unethical’.

Did they know the comments come from bots as well?