AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

10 months ago by lechekaflan to c/fuck_ai

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.

shyguyblue 151 points 10 months ago

Reddit ruined Reddit before AI had a chance

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lechekaflan 47 points 10 months ago

Yeah, but now spez allows a full invasion -- and AI moderation dropping banhammers on "violent" users -- so that he would then sell off the data to anyone willing to pay him millions.

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Blackfeathr 22 points 10 months ago

Can confirm.

One of my more ridiculous bans from reddit was "advocating violence" by joking about mosquitoes getting cancer.

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Canconda 9 points 10 months ago

Said I would slap someone for jump-scaring me on a video of a jump scare prank where someone was slapped. Permabanned. Even tried to appeal.

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LemUser 2 points 10 months ago

I got banned from a forum because someone was being racist and I called them out on it. HE IS STILL THERE.

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circuscritic 13 points 10 months ago

I have used Reddit for nearly 15 years, and never once received a ban/suspension, until this past year when I've received 3, all triggered by AI moderation.

Not that I'm distraught over them, but it is annoying because I use Reddit specifically for niche sports communities that just don't exist on Lemmy.

And even those communities are full of bots, so I can only imagine what the mainstream subreddits look like now.

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watson 10 points 10 months ago

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shyguyblue 3 points 10 months ago

Spez ruined Reddit, and then gave AI the chance!

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l_isqof 1 point 10 months ago

Yes and no. I'm sure most of the bans from the past year are automated.

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_haha_oh_wow_ 59 points 10 months ago

Greed ruined reddit, AI was just some shitsauce on top.

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30p87 18 points 10 months ago

So capitalism

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_haha_oh_wow_ 11 points 10 months ago

Capitalism also made reddit in the first place though. Greed isn't exclusive to capitalism either.

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optissima 19 points 10 months ago

No, capitalism didnt create reddit. People inspired by DIGG created reddit while living in a capitalist economy.

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_haha_oh_wow_ 7 points 10 months ago

They're all just forums with voting, but the salient point was that they were created to make money for the people who started the company.

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30p87 4 points 10 months ago

Another instance of capitalism being shit

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Courantdair 18 points 10 months ago

AI slop is ruining Internet for everyone*

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ClockworkOtter 16 points 10 months ago

Not ruining it for me, just saying.

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its_kim_love 5 points 10 months ago

Would you be willing to admit it's worse than it was 15 years ago?

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ClockworkOtter 1 point 10 months ago

Based on the reports by other Lemmy users it sounds like it's worse.

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phed 8 points 10 months ago

Reddit can take a leap.

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Vex_Detrause 4 points 10 months ago

Greed is ruining everything for everyone.

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Akasazh 4 points 10 months ago

Deservedly so.

Greedy little fuck boi ruined it

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its_kim_love 4 points 10 months ago

Best sort made reddit unusable for me. Opaque systems for no reason other than revenue makes me irrationally angry.

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bhamlin 3 points 10 months ago

Yes. The ai. That's why reddit is bad. The slop. Uh huh.

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cmbabul 2 points 10 months ago

If /r/CFB didn't exist I would never have a need to go there

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Quetzalcutlass 3 points 10 months ago

Of my several hundred open Firefox tabs, /r/FreeGameFindings/new is the only Reddit tab remaining.

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regedit 2 points 10 months ago

What's a game on your list that you have been wanting (maybe a few years old, not new)?

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Quetzalcutlass 2 points 10 months ago

I'd have to say... Space Haven? It looks kind of like the lovechild of Dungeon Keeper and RimWorld I've been hoping someone would make, and it has received excellent reviews throughout its lifetime.

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SocialMediaRefugee 1 point 10 months ago

FB is mostly AI slop

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SocialMediaRefugee 1 point 10 months ago

Unmoderated mods aren't helping reddit either

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@lemmy.world

"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"

A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.

AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.

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