Google reached a deal with Reddit This will allow the search engine maker to train its AI models on Reddit's vast catalog of user-generated content, the two companies said. As part of the deal, Google will have access to Reddit's Data API, which will help the company “better understand” the site's content.
The deal also provides Google with a valuable source of content that it can use to train its AI models. “Google will now have efficient, structured access to more recent information, as well as improved signals that will help us better understand Reddit's content and display, train and use it in the most effective way. accurate and most relevant,” the company said in A declaration.
Access to Reddit's data became a hot topic last year when the company announced it would start charging developers for using its API. The changes led to the closure of many third-party services and one in which thousands of subreddits temporarily “went dark”. Reddit justified these changes, in part, by claiming that big AI companies your data without paying. In a statement, Reddit noted that the new agreement with Google “does not change Reddit's Data API Terms or Developer Terms” and that “access to the API remains free for non-commercial use “.
The deal comes as Reddit is expected to go public in the coming weeks. Neither Google nor Reddit have disclosed the terms of their agreement, but Bloomberg Last week, Reddit struck a licensing deal with a “large AI company” valued at “around $60 million” per year. This amount was also confirmed by , who was the first to report Google's involvement.