Reddit CEO to Google: This AI Summary Thing Isn't Working
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman used an earnings call, of all places, to torch Google's AI Overviews, arguing that AI summaries flatten the internet while Reddit offers messy, human, actually trustworthy content. The jab lands as Reddit's stock slides and the company reportedly weighs killing its 60 million dollar licensing deal with Google, following outlets like The Economist and Reuters reportedly eyeing the same exit. Pew Research found AI Overviews can slash referral traffic to sites by nearly half, a stat Google disputes as flawed methodology.
Nothing says 'we're antidote to AI' like still cashing Google's AI licensing checks while you decide whether to quit.