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Reddit is already the only fast place Google Search and that Search for AI pushes in front of users for all their silly questions.Now it’s Reddit removing the middle man and plans to turn all your posts into a Q&A newsletter with AI summaries.Can you trust what people say on Reddit?Now it’s time to put it to the test.
The social media site is short blog post describes how its new Reddit Answers system will work. You put a text prompt into the search box and the AI will return “matching” answers based on Reddit posts and conversations. The tool then links to relevant conversations at the bottom of the page. for you to click on. Reddit says it will “empower communities and provide human perspectives to everyone,” though only after it’s been sifted through the informational sieve that is AI.
It’s essentially the same thing that Google and Bing do for their own AI-powered search.However, Reddit only uses its own posts.Given the poor quality of information you can find on various forums, it seems like a recipe for weird and potentially wrong results.
Reddit doesn’t typically disclose the quality of a post or poster in terms of accuracy or quality of writing. What matters is the post’s upvotes and user position in a sub-group. Upvotes are “one of the key mechanisms” for this. Otherwise, the AI should come up with “balanced responses” that share “multiple viewpoints” depending on the question.
For example, Reddit provided a GIF to the question, “What are some tips for better sleep?” The AI-generated answer included tips for creating a bedtime routine and reducing screen time before bed also take popular sleep-promoting supplements such as tart cherry juice.
Reddit Answers may not generate useful answers for more controversial topics. Google’s own AI-powered search does not currently provide AI hints for many political questions. Instead, it relies on conventional search algorithms consider the accuracy of the information (although the results have has worsened over time) Reddit, on the other hand, relies heavily on engagement as a key metric.
The tool is only available to a limited number of Reddit users in the U.S., but the site said it’s expanding to more languages and locations over time.You can compare the tool to Google Search or view The Washington Post News “Ask Post AI.” It’s supposed to take all of Post’s past reports and spit out AI answers based on your queries.
after given a few seconds to answer, the Post’s AI will answer questions about the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos forcing his paper abandon 2024 presidential confirmation plans and as a result of which piles of customers abandoning ship.
The Post’s AI speaks in a dry, journalistic style. If you ask him about the ongoing genocide against the Palestinians, he will refer to Amnesty International latest report About Israel’s actions in Gaza, as well as the Israeli government’s response. It also provides context that “the conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 44,000 Palestinians and the displacement of 90% of the population.” Like most journalistic writing, the passive voice does not help convey the cause and effect of Israel’s ground war against civilians.
Although nominally a forum, Reddit now has to manage the information on its platform, especially when its AI collects and restores it for easy consumption.
