- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.ml
- technology@piefed.social
An investigation into the AI bots that appeared on Reddit after they partnered with OpenAI.
Key points:
- The bots post a lot of links to products and services which appear to be adverts but are not marked as such.
- Many of these links are for Sam Altman’s World ID.
- Reddit added terms on AI advertising to their business page around the time the bots appeared.
- The bots also make up stories about dead mothers, depression, drug addiction, eating disorders, medical conditions and mental health issues.
This is not mainstream media. The bot accounts explored here all began posting after Reddit partnered with OpenAI as did every account found that matched the same pattern of behavior. e.g. Same links posted.
The activity of these AI bot accounts also coincides with Reddit adding terms and conditions about AI advertising to their business page. Hence it looks suspect.