Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human
by Scharon Harding from Ars Technica - All content on (#74G9K)
Reddit will require accounts that exhibit automated or otherwise fishy behavior" to verify that a human runs them, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a Reddit post today. The verification process aims to combat unwanted bots from flooding Reddit at a time when AI bots are poised to take over the Internet.
As AI becomes a bigger part of the Internet, we want to make sure that when you're on Reddit, you know when you're talking to a person and when you're not," Huffman said.
Human verification will only occur if Reddit suspects that an account is a bot. This is rare" and won't apply to most users," Huffman emphasized. If the account cannot prove that it's human, it may be restricted," he said.