Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits. Bluesky: @drsmith , @rodneyabrooks , @jtlg , and @informor Mastodon: @codinghorror@infosec.exchange , @mike@sauropods.win , and @gedankenstuecke@scholar … Forums: r/Foodforthought , r/technology , and r/thescoop Bluesky: James Andrew Smith / @drsmith : The AI model collapse. [embedded post] Rodney Brooks / @rodneyabrooks : I think a lot of people saw this coming... users enshittifying the commons until they collapse; now using LLM writing tools. — www.wired.com/story/ai-slo... James Grimmelmann / @jtlg : Bad content drives out good. — www.wired.com/story/ai-slo... Mor Naaman / @informor : The most human place on the Internet... Or is it? — Great story at @wired.com about the challenges faced by Reddit moderators and users due to AI content. — Quotes @travislloydphd.bsky.social and our research. — www.wired.com/story/ai-slo... Mastodon: Jeff Atwood / @codinghorror@infosec.exchange : build moderator tools first and prioritize them forever https://www.wired.com/... Mike Taylor / @mike@sauropods.win : Important observation on the AI-driven homogenization of language: — “As more AI text appears in the wild, people start mimicking the commonalities of AI-generated language whether they use AI or not.” — Ugh. — https://www.wired.com/... Bastian Greshake Tzovaras / @gedankenstuecke … : Such a bleak outlook: «The mere possibility that something could be AI-generated has already eroded trust between users. “AI is turning Reddit into a heap of garbage,” one account wrote in r/AmITheJerk. “Even if a post suspected of being AI isn't, just the existence of AI is like having a spy in the room. … Forums: r/Foodforthought : AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone r/technology : AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone r/thescoop : AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone