Researchers from the University of Zurich set out to test how effectively AI bots could persuade and influence people. Their paper noted that earlier studies were biased because they relied on paid ...

Reddit comments can do something that likes, views, and follower counts cannot: they can turn a quiet post into an actual ...

Reddit's well-known debate community, r/ChangeMyView (CMV), has become embroiled in an escalating controversy after moderators announced that it had unwittingly hosted a secret AI experiment. It ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. Reddit's content quality has been slipping over the last decade, with a big drop after the Reddit blackout in 2023. A study by the ...

What if the person you’ve been passionately debating online isn’t a person at all? Imagine spending hours crafting thoughtful arguments, only to discover your opponent is a highly advanced AI bot, ...

This week on the r/GamingLaptops subreddit, moderators are taking a stand and speaking out against an influx of suspiciously pro-MSI spam comments. Since the goal of the moderation team is to keep ...