Reddit’s AI Experiment Fallout

April 29, 2025, 12:20 pm more...

Controversy has erupted over a secret AI experiment on Reddit, where researchers were found to have manipulated user discussions with bot accounts. In response, Reddit moved swiftly—banning the experimenters and issuing formal legal demands—after public backlash and ethical concerns over the covert study.

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bgr.com / Researchers ran an unauthorized AI experiment on Redditors

theverge.com / Reddit bans researchers who used AI bots to manipulate commenters

the-decoder.com / Researchers used AI to manipulate Reddit users, scrapped study after backlash

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