May 17, 2024 links

Link: OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts

The deal will also “enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to Redditors and mods” and use OpenAI’s large language models to build applications. OpenAI has also signed up to become an advertising partner on Reddit. #

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