Elon Musk Supports Reddit's Bold Move Against AI Giants

Elon Musk Is With Reddit's To Protect Content From AI Giants

Reddit has announced that it will require artificial intelligence (AI) companies to pay up if they use content from the website.

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Reddit has become a popular source of training data for AI and machine learning models due to its large user-generated content.

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Elon Musk ha supported the move by Reddit by commenting on Twitter.

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Reddit is not the first social media platform to take a stand against AI companies using its content.

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In 2019, Instagram sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of AI companies for violating its terms of service.

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Reddit has stated that it is willing to work with AI companies that want to use its content, but they must first obtain a license and pay a fee.

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The fees charged by Reddit are expected to be a significant revenue stream for the company, which has struggled to monetize its platform in the past.

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