Summary
- Reddit Answers is an AI-driven feature of Reddit, powered by Google Gemini, which operates similarly to an AI chatbot, but uses posts and comments from Reddit as its data source
- Reddit Answers provides answers to questions posed in natural language, including an overview, recommendations, additional context, and practical tips
- Each answer is hyperlinked to the original source post or comment on Reddit, which can be handy for checking the source directly
- Reddit Answers is currently in beta and available in limited countries; users can ask 10 questions per week without logging in, and up to 20 questions per day for logged-in users, with Reddit premium users able to ask up to 100 questions per day
- Questions that break company rules or include NSFW content won’t be answered.
There are some issues with Reddit Answers, including the provision of outdated information and incorrect information on some topics, plus the inability to follow direct instructions, for example to only include posts from the last month, or search within a specific subreddit.