Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is ‘Not Cool Anymore’
It highlights the tension facing major user-generated content platforms, which profit from AI data licensing while losing search referral traffic and battling AI-generated spam.
Reported by Wired ·
What happened
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian stated at a conference that traditional social media is declining as AI agents and bots increasingly dominate online activity. While Reddit has profited from licensing data to OpenAI and Google, Ohanian noted that AI-powered search is simultaneously hurting referral traffic and driving the need for verifiable human identity online.
Who it’s about
- Alexis Ohanian
- OpenAI
- Anthropic