AI-powered bots infiltrated Reddit’s “Change My View” subreddit, engaging in persuasive discussions without disclosing their artificial nature, violating ethical standards and community ...

Updated on April 29, 2025 at 10:40 a.m. Reddit’s Chief Legal Officer, Ben Lee, condemned the University of Zurich researchers for what he called an "improper and highly unethical experiment." ...

Ethical Violations in AI Persuasion Research Researchers conducted a live AI persuasion experiment without Reddit’s consent, violating subreddit rules and allegedly violating ethical norms.

"Trying to pretend AI doesn't exist is foolish, but there are definite lines," author Chris Mannino told Newsweek.

In total, the AI bots posted more than 1,700 comments while pretending to be human. This was done in violation of both Reddit rules, and well-established ethical standards requiring informed ...

Reddit is considering legal action after a group of researchers had AI bots pose as real people without users’ knowledge. The researchers say they will no longer publish their study.

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Super-Intelligence (ASI) are at the center of this debate. While ...

Reddit is one of the last places on the internet where posts and comments don't feel like an endless pit of AI slop. But that is starting to change, and it's threatening what Reddit says is its ...