Comment by nubinetwork
6 days ago
> Reddit should not be considered an authoritative source. Period.
I cringe inside every time I search for something, and the first autocomplete is "mysearchterm reddit"
6 days ago
> Reddit should not be considered an authoritative source. Period.
I cringe inside every time I search for something, and the first autocomplete is "mysearchterm reddit"
The problem is that the alternative is usually only sites created only to chase affiliate revenue. At least on Reddit, there’s a _chance_ I’m reading something from someone genuinely sharing their opinion.
For certain types of searches it isn't a bad idea. Sometimes you want to include unverified testimonials, hearsay and gossip in results. It doesn't necessarily mean that you lose track of how unreliable the source is.
These days, all the results that AREN'T from reddit are AI slop.
And according to TFA, the AI slop results are also from Reddit!
It's slop all the way down.
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Still preferable to the disinformation in that cesspit.
name one dataset used for AI that doesn't include Reddit