OpenAI And Reddit Announce New Partnership
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
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Reddit and OpenAI announced a new partnership on May 16th. With this alliance, OpenAI will bring Reddit content—including real-time information— to ChatGPT, and Reddit will implement AI-powered features for users and moderators. Both companies will also become advertising partners.
The official announcement was originally shared on Reddit’s website. “Reddit has become one of the internet’s largest open archives of authentic, relevant, and always up-to-date human conversations about anything and everything,” said Steve Huffman, Reddit Co-Founder and CEO, in the release. “Including it in ChatGPT upholds our belief in a connected internet, helps people find more of what they’re looking for, and helps new audiences find community on Reddit.”
Both companies have emphasized the relevance of human expressions on Reddit and their efforts to keep the internet open. OpenAI will get access to Reddit’s API and will be able to scroll all data, including recent topics.
OpenAI has shared the announcement with a note on their website, clarifying that Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, is a shareholder in Reddit and the partnership was led by OpenAI. According to Reuters , Reddit’s shares rose 13% the day after the announcement.
Earlier this year, in February, Google signed a similar deal with Reddit to train Gemini with the platform’s content. Now, both companies are competing to get the best and most human-like AI assistant with recent announcements of new AI models GPT-4o and Project Astra , and are officially using equal sources to feed their generative artificial intelligence products.
Reaction And Concern
X CEO Elon Musk wrote that Grok, Musk’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot, will partner with the controversial 4Chan community, evidently mocking OpenAI’s announcement and new partnership with Reddit.
While many do celebrate the announcement, multiple users were concerned about the false information and biased content on Reddit. “Misinformation and bias galore. I just hope ChatGPT won’t be trained on Reddit content. This is a disaster waiting to happen,” said one user .
Other users believe OpenAI already trained its AI products with Reddit and assured that this was just a financial move and a way to stay on good terms with the company. “It’s so obvious that ChatGPT was trained on Reddit. This is OpenAI making peace for the future,” wrote another.
Bumble Plans to Use AI to Build More Meaningful Human Relationships
- Written by Shipra Sanganeria Cybersecurity & Tech Writer
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Bumble is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist individuals in finding compatible matches and fostering deeper human connections. Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd said at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on May 9th that a Bumble AI assistant could more easily foster authentic human connections and “help create more healthy and equitable relationships.”
Talk of this future innovation comes in the face of a rise in dating app fatigue , with many young people, especially women, deciding to quit these apps altogether. “We’re leaning into things that people don’t like, the things that are stressing them out … How do we be the best place on the internet for women? How do we be the best place where we do not exhaust them or stress them out along the way?’’ Herd said, emphasizing that AI could be the solution.
She gives one example of a “personal AI dating concierge” aimed at addressing dating concerns and improving communication with potential matches. “You could share your insecurities [with the dating concierge],” she said. “[It] could help you train yourself into a better way of thinking about yourself. And it could give you productive tips for communicating with other people.”
Herd also suggested a scenario where the AI concierge would be able to screen matches before needing to talk to them.
“There is a world where your dating concierge could go and date for you with [an]other dating concierge … and then you don’t have to talk to 600 people,” Herd said during the summit interview.
She elaborated that the concierge could evaluate potential partners in an area and choose the best matches based on your interests. “It will scan all of San Francisco for you and say, ‘These are the three people you really ought to meet.’ That’s the power of AI when harnessed the right way.”
Herd acknowledged that this isn’t the first time Bumble has used AI and machine learning to provide “a safer, kinder digital platform, for more healthy and more equitable relationships.”
Similar to other dating apps like Hinge, which introduced the “Your Turn Limits” feature to limit unanswered messages, Bumble has introduced new features such as For You , a tab that lists potential matches based on your preferences.
Other measures put in place include a spam and fake profile detector called Deception Detector and Private Detector that shields users from inappropriate content.
According to Herd, Bumble will evolve beyond a dating platform in the coming years. She envisions the dating app transforming into a space where users can connect with anyone, whether they’re looking for a romantic relationship, a hiking friend, or a mahjong partner. “Dating will remain a component, but we aim to become a genuine human connection platform.”
