▲ 902 ▼ Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 301 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 86 points 1 month ago (6 children) because of AI bots We all know they really were just looking for any excuse permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago They'll still allow AI bots. Only the ones they authorize though. Without them their paying customers will realize how many people have left. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago It's technically true. They want those bots to pay for that access. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 5 points 1 month ago (2 children) I'm glad to hear that from someone that's as anti-ai as you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Honestly like I hate AI but I still use it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* there are some very narrow uses where AI is actually useful. Most of what it's used for is junk though. The early internet was the same way, but at least that was charming about it. I doubt that a website comprised of 1200 clipart hamster gifs and a pitch toned clip of a song from Disney's Robin Hood is going to hack a competing Sites mainframe looking for ways to inflate its page veiws. The AI bubble will burst, companies will actually sit down, pull their heads out of their asses, and actually apply it to something useful, as it was originally conceived. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grous@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago They killed access to old Reddit without an account a couple months ago. Also i saw some people can't access the new one without an account but i guess they are rolling out that one slowly. They're making the website viewable only with an account. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago They'll still allow AI bots. Only the ones they authorize though. Without them their paying customers will realize how many people have left. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago It's technically true. They want those bots to pay for that access. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 5 points 1 month ago (2 children) I'm glad to hear that from someone that's as anti-ai as you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Honestly like I hate AI but I still use it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* there are some very narrow uses where AI is actually useful. Most of what it's used for is junk though. The early internet was the same way, but at least that was charming about it. I doubt that a website comprised of 1200 clipart hamster gifs and a pitch toned clip of a song from Disney's Robin Hood is going to hack a competing Sites mainframe looking for ways to inflate its page veiws. The AI bubble will burst, companies will actually sit down, pull their heads out of their asses, and actually apply it to something useful, as it was originally conceived. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Honestly like I hate AI but I still use it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* there are some very narrow uses where AI is actually useful. Most of what it's used for is junk though. The early internet was the same way, but at least that was charming about it. I doubt that a website comprised of 1200 clipart hamster gifs and a pitch toned clip of a song from Disney's Robin Hood is going to hack a competing Sites mainframe looking for ways to inflate its page veiws. The AI bubble will burst, companies will actually sit down, pull their heads out of their asses, and actually apply it to something useful, as it was originally conceived. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* there are some very narrow uses where AI is actually useful. Most of what it's used for is junk though. The early internet was the same way, but at least that was charming about it. I doubt that a website comprised of 1200 clipart hamster gifs and a pitch toned clip of a song from Disney's Robin Hood is going to hack a competing Sites mainframe looking for ways to inflate its page veiws. The AI bubble will burst, companies will actually sit down, pull their heads out of their asses, and actually apply it to something useful, as it was originally conceived. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grous@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago They killed access to old Reddit without an account a couple months ago. Also i saw some people can't access the new one without an account but i guess they are rolling out that one slowly. They're making the website viewable only with an account. permalink fedilink source parent