Hilary Bussell
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Update: Reddit the platform is considering legal action against the researchers, their university has stated that their ethics review did NOT actually tell them that the research was okay, and the researchers are not publishing the work. www.404media.co/reddit-issui...
Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users
Reddit called it an "improper and highly unethical experiment" and said it did not know it was happening.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Update: Reddit the platform is considering legal action against the researchers, their university has stated that their ethics review did NOT actually tell them that the research was okay, and the researchers are not publishing the work. www.404media.co/reddit-issui...