It's easier than ever for bad actors to spew spam across the internet as powerful large language models (LLMs) become effortlessly accessible. If you've spent about 10 minutes on the internet in the last few years, you will know that this means spam and bot content have become an even bigger problem than they already were. Reddit says it developed tools with LLMs to cut down on spam, much of which was created with LLMs in the first place. It's a bit ironic, but in the AI era, platforms have no choice but to fight fire with fire. According to the platform, Reddit blocks 23 million spam views per day and catches about 25,000 new spam posts and comments each day. 'We leverage LLMs to catch the highly subtle, coordinated patterns of fake behavior and artificial hype that older systems once missed,' a Reddit blog post says. The company claims it reduced users' exposure to spam by 20% from January to March compared with the prior three months. Platforms like YouTube, Meta, and Instagram...
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