{"id":14108,"date":"2024-06-26T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/?p=14108"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:20:43","slug":"reddit-%e5%90%91-ai-%e5%85%ac%e5%8f%b8%e5%8f%91%e5%87%ba%e6%9c%80%e5%90%8e%e9%80%9a%e7%89%92%ef%bc%8c%e9%81%b5%e5%ae%88%e8%a7%84%e5%88%99%e6%88%96%e8%a2%ab%e5%b1%8f%e8%94%bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/14108.html","title":{"rendered":"Reddit issues ultimatum to AI companies: follow the rules or be blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/reddit\" title=\"_Other Organiser\" target=\"_blank\" >Reddit<\/a> recently announced that it would be tightening its data protection measures to directly target AI companies and other data-scraping tools. The move marks a growing tension between social media platforms and the AI industry.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit plans to update its robotic exclusion protocol (robots.txt file) to prevent unauthorized platforms from being automatically captured. The company spokesperson stressed that the update was not aimed at particular companies, but was intended to \u201cprotect Reddit while keeping the Internet open\u201d. Reddit states that these changes do not affect \u201cgood faith actors\u201d, such as Internet archives and researchers\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14109\" title=\"202308011356216583_0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/202308011356216583_0.jpg\" alt=\"202308011356216583_0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source Note: The image is generated by AI, and the image is authorized by Midjourney<\/p>\n<p>The move appears to be a response to recent reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/ai%e5%85%ac%e5%8f%b8\" title=\"[SEES ARTICLES WITH [AI] LABELS]\" target=\"_blank\" >AI Companies<\/a>For example, Perplexity, bypasses reports from the website robots.txt protocol. In an interview with Fast Company, the CEO of Perplexity stated that the agreement \u201cis not a legal framework\u201d and raised a dispute over access to data by AI\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Reddit's position is clear: any company using automated proxies to access its platform must comply with its terms and policies and communicate with Reddit. This may be a hint that Reddit wants to establish licensing agreements with AI companies similar to the ones it has with Google and OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p>This isn't the first time Reddit has taken a hard line on data access. Last year, the company began charging AI companies for API usage and struck licensing deals with some AI companies to allow them to train models using Reddit's data. These agreements have become an important source of revenue for Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit's move reflects the social media platform's balance between protecting user-generated content and seeking new revenue models. As AI technology rapidly evolves, similar data access controversies could play out on other platforms, sparking a broader discussion about data ownership, usage and value distribution.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reddit recently announced that it would strengthen its data protection measures, directly targeting AI and other data capture tools. This move marks an increasing tension between social media platforms and the artificial intelligence industry. Reddit plans to update its robotic exclusion protocol (robots.txt file) to prevent unauthorized platforms from being automatically captured. The company spokesperson stressed that the update was not aimed at particular companies, but was intended to \u201cprotect Reddit while keeping the Internet open\u201d. Reddit states that these changes do not affect \u201cgood faith actors\u201d, such as Internet archives and researchers. 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