Users will soon have a fresh option that permits them to lessen the quantity of artificial intelligence-produced media appearing in their feeds. This move comes as the platform announced that it now features over 1 bn AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
The update is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale rollout. This development comes amid a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by emerging video-generation tools.
AI Proliferation Online
Recent reports that approximately one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding channels on a popular video site primarily display content made by AI. A significant portion of this content is considered “AI slop”, a term for substandard, factory-style content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that many people enjoy content created using AI tools, from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we intend to provide users the ability to adjust the amount of that, based on their own choices,” commented a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
TikTok disclosed that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its service labeled as AI-generated. In total, more than 100 m media items are added to the app every day, making AI-generated material a minor percentage of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be capable of reduce or increase the volume of AI content they view by using the “manage topic” option in the application and selecting AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be modified under the filter cover news, fashion, aesthetics, and choreography.
Platform Guidelines
Its policies mandate users to tag convincing AI-made content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of public figures or emergencies. Any believable artificial content that is without a tag can be removed under its community policies.
Additionally, the platform will from now on add an artificially created label to content made using its built-in AI features, or identified by an industry-wide initiative for identifying AI-generated material. This step is aimed to deter users from trying to circumvent the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
TikTok is also establishing a two million dollar awareness program for professionals and groups to produce informative material about responsible artificial intelligence. This program will support non-profit groups specializing in teaching computer science.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has defended its content review process, following controversy over proposals to lay off numerous safety staff in the UK. The company is expected to cut a significant number of roles in its content moderation team in the UK capital, with trade unions and internet security professionals expressing worry that staff are being displaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content ahead of it is viewed by people. TikTok reported a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content seen by content reviewers over the past year due to intervention by its AI tools.
It is vital to integrate humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to limit contact with harmful content as rapidly, which is where a extensive automated help is really helping us process content quickly.”
