OpenAI Strikes Deal to Give ChatGPT Access to Reddit
OpenAI Strikes Deal to Give ChatGPT Access to Reddit
The Facts
OpenAI, makers of the AI large-language model chatbot ChatGPT, announced on Thursday a deal with social media platform Reddit to give ChatGPT direct access to content from Reddit.
In a joint statement, the two companies said the deal would allow OpenAI to "better understand and showcase Reddit content, especially on recent topics" on their products, as well as help train their large-language model.
The Spin
While this might be a boon for AI research, it will be a disaster for privacy and the rights of users on Reddit and other sites that have been used for AI training. Large-language models vacuum massive amounts of data as part of their training, with their opaque nature of the inner workings of these products means that misleading or defamatory information might be spat out as their knowledge base increases, with little recourse for those affected.
