{"id":2043,"date":"2026-01-05T22:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/that-viral-reddit-post-about-food-delivery-apps-was-an-ai-scam\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:43:02","slug":"that-viral-reddit-post-about-food-delivery-apps-was-an-ai-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/that-viral-reddit-post-about-food-delivery-apps-was-an-ai-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo by Tayfun Coskun \/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-1237480824.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/853018\/a-developer-for-a-major-food-delivery-app-says-the-algorithms-are-rigged-against-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral Reddit confessional<\/a> about a \u00ab\u00a0major food delivery app\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/confession\/comments\/1q1mzej\/im_a_developer_for_a_major_food_delivery_app_the\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> January 2nd is most likely AI-generated. The original post by user Trowaway_whistleblow alleged that an unnamed food delivery company regularly delays customer orders, calls couriers \u00ab\u00a0human assets,\u00a0\u00bb and exploits their \u00ab\u00a0desperation\u00a0\u00bb for cash, among other indefensible actions. Nearly 90,000 upvotes and four days later, it&rsquo;s become increasingly clear that the post&rsquo;s text is probably AI-generated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Considering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/22\/20703434\/delivery-app-tip-pay-theft-doordash-amazon-flex-instacart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivery<\/a> app industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/10\/22\/21529082\/uber-drivers-lawsuit-prop-22-alerts-california-gig-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">track record<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22667600\/delivery-workers-seamless-uber-relay-new-york-electric-bikes-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exploitation<\/a> of its drivers, it&rsquo;s easy to see why so many people believed this was the real thing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>The Verge<\/em> put the original \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/855328\/viral-reddit-delivery-app-ai-scam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral Reddit confessional about a \u00ab\u00a0major food delivery app\u00a0\u00bb posted January 2nd is most likely AI-generated. 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