TikTok is introducing a updated setting that enables them to cut down on the amount of AI-made videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the platform announced that it currently hosts in excess of 1 thousand million AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a global launch. This development comes amid a surge in AI-generated material, driven by new content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
Studies have shown that approximately a tenth of the fastest-growing content creators on a competing service primarily display content made by AI. A large amount of this material is deemed “AI slop”, a term for inferior, mass-produced content that is often illogical or dreamlike.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers like content produced via AI tools, ranging from digital art to informative clips, and we aim to provide users the power to increase or decrease of that, according to their own preferences,” said a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The service announced that there are currently over a billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. Collectively, in excess of 100 m videos are uploaded to the app daily, making AI-generated material a relatively small part of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be in a position to reduce or increase the volume of artificial media they see by accessing the topic control setting in the app and selecting AI-made media. Other topics that currently be modified under the setting encompass politics, style, cosmetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s guidelines mandate users to label lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits malicious fake videos of celebrities or emergencies. Any realistic AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be removed under its terms of service.
Furthermore, the app will from now on apply an artificially created tag to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an collaborative effort for identifying content made by AI. This step is intended to deter users from attempting to evade the disclosure requirement.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is additionally introducing a two million dollar educational fund for experts and organizations to produce informative material about ethical AI use. This program will assist non-profit groups dedicated to educating computer science.
Content Safety Approach
TikTok has justified its safety measures, following debate over plans to lay off a large number of review team members in the UK. It is planning to eliminate 439 jobs in its content moderation team in London, with trade unions and internet security professionals voicing alarm that people are being substituted by machine-led review.
A company official explained that people-led review would continue to be important, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by removing the most graphic content before it gets reviewed by staff. TikTok announced a notable drop in shocking and graphic content handled by human moderators over the last 12 months due to the use of its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to integrate humans and technology to keep the platform safe,” she said. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of unsafe media as rapidly, which is the area in which a lot of the machine support is really helping us work at speed.”
