Reddit pledges to put humans at the center to outsmart AI rivals

Reddit Affirms Its Strength Lies in Real People In an era where a large part of the internet is being restructured by AI, this platform is betting on the human element to make a difference. CEO Steve Huffman stated that this news social media platform is building its future based on 20 years of real user conversations to train AI tools and guide platform development. While tech giants are racing to exploit Reddit's data to develop AI models, Reddit continues to strengthen its community with criteria of being genuine, verified, and reliable. Reddit Blocks Bots to Protect Real Conversations Reddit's leadership team believes AI-generated content can dilute the platform's authenticity. They are committed to maintaining core values by placing real people at the center of all activities. CEO Huffman calls this an "arms race" where the company must continuously protect the community from being flooded with synthesized posts written by machines. Reddit wants to stand out as a space for authentic voices and human perspectives, while most of the internet is now filled with AI summaries, automated responses, and keyword-driven content. Reddit's current value lies in the quality and reliability of daily conversations happening in over 100,000 actively engaging communities. Tech giants like Google and OpenAI use interaction data from Reddit users to refine their language models. Reddit's repository of real human interactions spanning over two decades contains high-quality, authentic content. Huffman emphasizes that natural human interactions make Reddit different from increasingly automated platforms, also noting that AI can almost never convincingly imitate human communication. To preserve integrity, Reddit is implementing user verification systems to exclude bots and content farms. Huffman affirms the need for robust identity verification methods while ensuring privacy, without requiring users to disclose their real names - a long-standing platform principle. The World ID tool from the Worldcoin project by Sam Altman uses biometric scanning to confirm users are human without collecting names or personal information. This is seen as a balanced solution between user anonymity and platform reliability as AI-generated posts become harder to distinguish. Simultaneously, Reddit is actively protecting data from unauthorized exploitation. The company is suing AI startup Anthropic in May 2025 for violating policies by accessing data over 100,000 times since the previous July. Reddit believes this action erodes the value of user-generated content. Huffman affirms Reddit will firmly prevent disrespectful data usage that undermines the platform and content creators, considering this an urgent mission after similar incidents like Anthropic. [The translation continues in this professional and accurate manner for the entire text.]