"There was a small bug in a test we ran that mistakenly caused the English-to-English translation(s) you saw. That bug has been resolved. Unsurprisingly, English-to-English translations are not part of our strategy, as they aren't necessary. English-to-English translations were not a desired or expected outcome of the test. Reddit pulled the test it was running, but its machine learning-powered translations are still functioning, Rathschmidt said. The company plans to fix the bug and run its unspecified "test" again."
"Reddit's explanation differs from user theories floating around beforehand, which were mainly that Reddit was rewriting user-created summaries with generative AI, possibly to boost SEO. Some may still be perturbed by the problem persisting for weeks without explanation and the apparent lack of manual checks for the translation service. However, Redditors can now take comfort in knowing that Reddit is not currently using generative AI to alter user-generated content without notice."
"Paige_Railstone, however, maintains frustration and wants to tell Reddit admins, "STOP. Hand off." The translation bug, they noted, led to people posting on a subreddit for parents with autism that their child might be autistic, "and how terrible that would be for them," Paige_Railstone recalled. "These are the kind of unintentionally insulting posts that drive autistics into leaving a community, and it increases the workload of us moderators," they said."
A Reddit translation test experienced a bug that caused unintended English-to-English translations and the bug has been resolved while the test was pulled. Machine learning-powered translations remain functioning and the company plans to fix the bug and run the unspecified "test" again. User theories suggested generative AI rewrites of summaries for SEO, but Reddit is not currently using generative AI to alter user-generated content without notice. Moderators reported harmful effects, including posts on an autism parents subreddit implying children might be autistic, and the rollout lacked apparent notification or a disable option for moderators.
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