By Kat Tenbarge
Publication Date: 2025-12-05 12:00:00
A Reddit post A bride requiring a wedding guest to wear a certain, unflattering shade is sure to spark anger, let alone a bridesmaid or mother of the groom wanting to wear white. A scenario in which a parent asks someone on a plane to switch seats so they can sit next to their young child is likely to trigger the same temper tantrum. But these posts might raise a Reddit moderator’s ire for another reason — they’re common themes within a growing genre of AI-generated fake posts.
These are examples that come to mind for Cassie, one of r/AmItheAsshole’s dozens of moderators. With over 24 million members, it is one of the largest subreddits and specifically prohibits AI-generated content and other fictional stories. Since late 2022, when ChatGPT was first introduced to the public, Cassie (who asked to be identified only by her first name) and others who volunteer their time to moderate Reddit posts have been dealing with an influx of AI content. Some of it…
