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Reddit Almost Disappears from ChatGPT as Search Citations Drop 86%
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1350973/reddit-almost-disappears-from-chatgpt-as-search-citations-drop-86
promptwatch.com/data/reddit-citations-are-dropping-in-chatgptReplying to @beep@piefed.world
The drop correlates with the time reddit locked down old reddit from accessing anonymously/without logging in to avoid AI scraping. Reddit themselves did this.
EDOT: And OpenAI also changed how the web search works; forbes.com/…/reddit-nearly-vanishes-from-chatgpt-…
ForbesReddit Nearly Vanishes From ChatGPT Citations After OpenAI Search Change, Report SuggestsReddit's share of ChatGPT citations collapsed 86% to 0.5% after OpenAI changed how ChatGPT Search works — the same week Reddit joined the S&P 500.It’s nothing to do with that. Reddit is blocking AI searches because it’s contract with OpenAI expired last month.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but contract has nothing to do with web searches. It was about training AIs, a data-licensing deal.
I learned more here, OpenAI themselves changed how the web search works; forbes.com/…/reddit-nearly-vanishes-from-chatgpt-…