Google will sift through millions of posts on Reddit, and train a large language model on Reddits threads.
The content deal was originally reported byBloombergbut did not identify the large AI company receiving the data.
However, licensing out your user bases thoughts and ideas is not always reciprocated well.
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Reddits reported deal with Google is exactly what the platform has been looking for.
These deals, though upsetting to users, offer Reddit a path to profitability.
The Reddit corpus of data is really valuable, said Reddit CEO Steve Huffman toThe New York Timesin April.
Reddit did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment.
Shutterstock is alsolicensing its human-made content to OpenAIfor training on its models.
Theres also a bigger concern about how AI companies are licensing data.
Meanwhile, AI threatensto replace content creatorsin the editorial, graphic design, and film industries.
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