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Podcast: ACCESS (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypsePub date: 2026-02-26Get Podcast Transcript ?powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAlex and Ellis break down the viral AI essay that tanked stocks and debate whether agents could end white-collar work as we know it. Then they’re joined by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman to talk about fighting AI slop, why Reddit has resisted becoming traditional social media, and how the platform is navigating bots, moderation, and creators. They discuss prediction markets, Reddit’s anti-self-promotion culture, the challenge of onboarding new users, local communities, government censorship pressure, age verification laws in Australia, and Reddit’s AI data licensing deals with companies like Google and OpenAI.
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