Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced the upcoming testing of an AI-driven search results page, aimed at helping users find interesting content and explore related communities more easily through AI-generated content summaries. This new feature will combine Reddit's own technologies with third-party technologies for experimentation, with a testing phase expected to begin later this year. Additionally, Reddit has collaborations with OpenAI and Google in the AI space to build AI functionalities and translation services, with AI translation performing exceptionally well among French users.

Recently, the Japanese publishing industry has issued a stern warning about AI-driven search engines, arguing that these emerging technologies are eroding the foundations of the news industry. The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has stated that AI search engines are exploiting the content of news media without fair compensation, a phenomenon known as "free-riding." This means that AI systems profit from news content without providing support for its creation and the news ecosy