OpenAI CEO and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman recently admitted that social media today feels “fake” because it’s nearly impossible to tell human posts from AI-generated ones.
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🔹 Altman noticed repeated “I switched to Codex” posts on Reddit’s r/Claudecode, sparking doubts about authenticity.
🔹 He pointed to LLM-style writing, engagement-first algorithms, astroturfing, and the sheer presence of bots as reasons why platforms feel artificial.
🔹 A 2024 Imperva report found that over 50% of all internet traffic came from bots—many AI-powered.
🔹 Analysts believe Altman’s remarks may hint at OpenAI’s rumored plan to build its own social platform.
The bigger question: with bots everywhere, can any platform truly remain authentic?