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Cheesy_Pita_Parker t1_j64l62b wrote

So the AI will skim Reddit posts instead of humans. Got it.

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Flatline2962 t1_j64r39w wrote

That was, ironically, Buzzfeed's *original" business model. It used machine learning to try to figure out what was going to trend next so someone could bash out a piece of garbage article on that trending topic and drive traffic.

Here's a whole thread on the history of Buzzfeed:

https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1608508454767034369

I don't think they ever stopped. Now a bot will skim reddit and another bot will take those topics and turn them into shitty articles.

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itsnickk t1_j65k3et wrote

They have a fairly interesting and diverse business model

Website/video/podcast advertising, affiliate marketing in content, subscription to BF news, and physical products (like Tasty cookware and cookbooks)

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Woodie626 t1_j64pxeg wrote

Yes. See: Karma Farming Merch-Drop Scam Bots

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