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Reddit has addressed a problem where the description of subreddits originally written by moderators appeared differently\u2014and, often, inaccurately\u2014on Reddit\u2019s Android app. For weeks, the problem was largely suspected to be caused by Reddit clumsily using generative AI to create new subreddit descriptions. However, Reddit says that the changes were the fault of a bug tied to its AI-powered translation technology.<\/p>\n

Reports of subreddits suddenly having inaccurate summaries when viewed on Reddit\u2019s Android app started surfacing on Reddit a couple of weeks ago<\/a>. On August 29, a moderator\u00a0reported<\/a> on the r\/ModSupport subreddit for moderators that the r\/ThronesAndDominions subreddit’s description changed from \u201cThe wayward adventures of Dylan Carlson and the band Earth\u201d to \u201cThe crazy adventures of Dylan Carlson and the band Earth.\u201d The problem got more attention when r\/actuallesbians\u2019 Android app description described<\/a> the community as \u201ca place for straight and transgender lesbians \u2026\u201d instead of \u201ca place for cis and trans lesbians \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Other complaints<\/a> followed, including from r\/autisticparents, a subreddit for parents with autism whose description was changed<\/a> to say that it is a group for \u201cparents of autistic children.\u201d A moderator who asked to be referred to by their Reddit username, Paige_Railstone, described the confusion that the changes brought to their subreddit:<\/p>\n

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