Reddit is testing a new way to consume its text-heavy conversations: AI-generated audio and video versions of existing posts. The experiment uses synthetic voices to read posts and selected comments aloud while highlighting the corresponding text on screen.
The feature became available on the web on August 17, with the iOS and Android rollout beginning August 18. Reddit says the test is limited to selected English-language posts in selected communities, and the company is manually choosing which posts are included.
How Reddit’s AI narration works
A “Read” view shows the original thread, while “Play” launches the narrated version. The original…
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