Reddit's latest AI update makes finding the answers you want much easier

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Reddit continues to grow in popularity as a search engine alternative, with millions of Redditors contributing answers, perspectives, and summaries on the hottest topics. Now, the social platform is making it easier to find the insights you need with help from artificial intelligence (AI). 

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On Tuesday, Reddit debuted Reddit Answers, a conversational interface where you can ask questions and receive AI-curated summaries of relevant conversations and details from content across Reddit, with links to the related posts and snippets:

Users can then visit the full conversation from where the answers were generated using the inline footnotes or the area beneath the answer. Reddit shares that this experience is part of a longer-term vision to improve the Search experience on the platform, making it "faster, smarter, and more relevant."

The advantage of using Reddit Search instead of a traditional search engine such as Google is that you get answers from posts and discussions made by real people, which can be especially handy when asking for recommendations or everyday perspectives on hot topics. 

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The experience is currently only available in early access and rolling out to a limited number of users in the US in English, with more to come in the future. You can click the "Keep me updated" button on the Reddit Answers webpage to receive the latest availability updates.