Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
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Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
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Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#2It would make a lot of sense for Microsoft to buy reddit: a curated source of data is the perfect moat!
They could come as a white knight, restoring the API access but for apps only, conveniently blocking competitors while satisfying the users.
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#3It would make a lot of sense for Microsoft to buy reddit: a curated source of data is the perfect moat! They could come as a white knight, restoring the API access but for apps only, conveniently blocking competitors while satisfying the users.
Heh... and take responsibility for all the porn and various "degeneracy" on there? It makes them a perfect political punching bag.
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#4I wouldn't be surprised if ClosedAI closed yet another part of their product, in this case, the training data itself.
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#5Except Google and Microsoft/Bing search engines have already cached lots of that data just to provide their service. Facebook has its own treasure trove. Apple less so but they're also the least competitive in the AI space (of the FAANG) atm.
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#6Could OpenAI acquire Reddit as an alternative to their IPO? Let's say it's worth $10B - quite a sum especially if OpenAI is 'only' worth $40B - $50B. But a world in which compute isn't a moat, LLMs aren't a moat... but real human-generated content IS a moat... maybe it could make sense?
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#7It would make a lot of sense for Microsoft to buy reddit: a curated source of data is the perfect moat! They could come as a white knight, restoring the API access but for apps only, conveniently blocking competitors while satisfying the users.
Heh... and take responsibility for all the porn and various "degeneracy" on there? It makes them a perfect political punching bag.
They could claim remaining true to the original spirit or whatever excuse will fly.
How many billions will AI be worth in the future? What's the cost of the potential reputation damage for having a edgy brand? All that matters is the operation can be expected to be profitable.
Better: what would be the synergies between the xbox audience and the reddit audience? The "degenerates" are clients like any others, maybe also with more disposable income.
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
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#9I may be in the minority here, but if I want the opinion of Redditors on an issue, I will use a search engine to look for it specifically, thus knowing the provenance of the information I am receiving.
I don't really want the corpus of Reddit data influencing the output of a generative AI model...because it's Reddit, after all...
Even though I am pretty sure it is already included in the training dataset already...
I could be wrong, though...
Re: Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
#10It would make a lot of sense for Microsoft to buy reddit: a curated source of data is the perfect moat! They could come as a white knight, restoring the API access but for apps only, conveniently blocking competitors while satisfying the users.
Heh... and take responsibility for all the porn and various "degeneracy" on there? It makes them a perfect political punching bag.
"We recognize the value online communities provide in training the state of the art in generative AI. With that in mind, we have acquired Reddit and intend to operate it as a wholly owned subsidiary. After an exhaustive search, we've selected $adult_ceo_with_social_experience to lead the team as they work to ensure Reddit can continue to operate as both a safe and vibrant digital oasis, where people can come together to share their interests and passions."
One might argue these communities are too valuable to generative AI to allow them to flail under current substandard management.