r/artificial

Community Overview

About r/artificial

Reddit’s home for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The community at a glance

r/artificial is a Subreddit for AI Tools with roughly 1.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the AI Tools topic page.

Roughly 191K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking, Looking For, and Looking For A. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.

On Reddit
1.3M Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +191K members
Growth: +16.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 4K members
  • 2014: 3K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 9K members
  • 2017: 16K members
  • 2018: 22K members
  • 2019: 29K members
  • 2020: 34K members
  • 2021: 26K members
  • 2023: 491K members
  • 2024: 342K members
  • 2025: 211K members
  • 2026: 135K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 14K members
  • Nov: 15K members
  • Dec: 17K members
  • Jan: 14K members
  • Feb: 14K members
  • Mar: 14K members
  • Apr: 17K members
  • May: 23K members
  • Jun: 19K members
  • Jul: 15K members
  • Aug: 14K members
  • Sep: 4K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Can anyone explain how this works to me? Is it a scam? This person says they'll send me a computer and pay me $200 per week to keep it on 24/7
    2. This university built an AI curriculum before ChatGPT. Now it wants to help other schools do the same
    3. Feeling lost
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Can anyone explain how this works to me? Is it a scam? This person says they'll send me a computer and pay me $200 per week to keep it on 24/7 · This university built an AI curriculum before ChatGPT. Now it wants to help other schools do the same · Feeling lost
    6
  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. One unexpected way AI has genuinely changed my life: I repair things instead of replacing them
    2. I have AI fatigue
    3. Am I the only one thinking AI workflows are more of a burden than relief?
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    One unexpected way AI has genuinely changed my life: I repair things instead of replacing them · I have AI fatigue · Am I the only one thinking AI workflows are more of a burden than relief?
    5
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Which AI is best for coding and lets you use it for longer without hitting limits?
    2. Which AI tool to make this architecture diagram for agentic ai?
    3. HELP! I believe I have created unique and valuable AI tech, but I live in an RV in Maine and can't find anyone who knows AI to look at my work
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Which AI is best for coding and lets you use it for longer without hitting limits? · Which AI tool to make this architecture diagram for agentic ai? · HELP! I believe I have created unique and valuable AI tech, but I live in an RV in Maine and can't find anyone who knows AI to look at my work
    3
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. I have been moonlighting on on 'AI training' gigs for the few months. While the money is good, the lessons I learnt about 'AI Training' made me reflect on the future of work
    #4
    Money Talk
    I have been moonlighting on on 'AI training' gigs for the few months. While the money is good, the lessons I learnt about 'AI Training' made me reflect on the future of work
    1
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright battle
    #5
    News
    Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright battle
    1

Topics

  • Looking
    50 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking
    50
  • Looking For
    50 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For
    50
  • Looking For A
    50 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For A
    50
  • Ai
    41 posts in the past month
    #4
    Ai
    41
  • Tool
    19 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tool
    19

Flair

  • Discussion
    60 posts in the past month
    1. Last quarter has been insane. Amazing times to be alive.
    2. Crazy times
    3. Daniel Vavra, director of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, tested the leaked version of NVIDIA DLSS 5 directly in the game.
    #1
    Discussion
    Last quarter has been insane. Amazing times to be alive. · Crazy times · Daniel Vavra, director of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, tested the leaked version of NVIDIA DLSS 5 directly in the game.
    60
  • News
    42 posts in the past month
    1. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says 38,000 ChatGPT queries use as much water as the production of one almond — says data centers use no more water than an office building: “For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of single almond in California.”
    2. Anthropic sued over alleged theft of 'tens of thousands' of songs | AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models
    3. Bernie Sanders Wants to 'Pause AI Development NOW': Dwarkesh Patel Asks 'Pause to Do What?'
    #2
    News
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says 38,000 ChatGPT queries use as much water as the production of one almond — says data centers use no more water than an office building: “For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of single almond in California.” · Anthropic sued over alleged theft of 'tens of thousands' of songs | AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models · Bernie Sanders Wants to 'Pause AI Development NOW': Dwarkesh Patel Asks 'Pause to Do What?'
    42
  • Question
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Top 3 frontier labs seem to be down right now. Ever seen this before?
    2. When/if do you think AI is going to "cure" cancer?
    3. Been building a "block first, generate second" tool for AI video - curious what's still missing
    #3
    Question
    Top 3 frontier labs seem to be down right now. Ever seen this before? · When/if do you think AI is going to "cure" cancer? · Been building a "block first, generate second" tool for AI video - curious what's still missing
    13
  • Project
    12 posts in the past month
    1. [Experiment] I trained a model on childhood photos to simulate memory recall
    2. Effects of AI anxiety
    3. continuous diffusion for code generation in one step
    #4
    Project
    [Experiment] I trained a model on childhood photos to simulate memory recall · Effects of AI anxiety · continuous diffusion for code generation in one step
    12
  • Research
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Can AI design circuit boards yet?
    2. Used Story Prism’s New Agentic-Powered Building Tool to Connect 178 Sources in Minutes. Found a Disturbing Pattern in Epstein’s Intellectual Network...
    3. [Academic Survey] Employees working in Germany: Attitudes toward AI in the workplace (5–7 min)
    #5
    Research
    Can AI design circuit boards yet? · Used Story Prism’s New Agentic-Powered Building Tool to Connect 178 Sources in Minutes. Found a Disturbing Pattern in Epstein’s Intellectual Network... · [Academic Survey] Employees working in Germany: Attitudes toward AI in the workplace (5–7 min)
    8

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/artificial for?
Best for AI Tools enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/artificial free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/artificial have?
Roughly 1.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/artificial on?
r/artificial runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/artificial cover?
On the Hive Index, r/artificial is organized under AI Tools.
How do I join r/artificial?
You can join r/artificial by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the AI Tools communities like?
Communities focused on discovering and using AI tools for business, productivity, and content creation. Discord is popular for tool-specific servers and paid resource groups, with discussions ranging from prompt tips to building and running AI-powered workflows and businesses.

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