Users will soon have a updated setting that permits them to lessen the amount of AI-created media appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the company revealed that it now features over 1 thousand million content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
The new functionality is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale release. This shift comes amid a increase in content created by AI, driven by new AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that approximately a tenth of the fastest-growing channels on a popular video site exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A large amount of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a label for substandard, mass-produced content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
Our research shows that numerous viewers enjoy content made with AI tools, ranging from digital art to educational videos, and we intend to give people the option to increase or decrease of that, according to their own preferences,” commented a platform representative.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok announced that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its service labeled as made with AI. In total, over 100 million pieces of content are uploaded to the app daily, making AI-generated material a limited percentage of its complete catalog.
How to Adjust Settings
Members will be in a position to decrease or raise the level of AI content they view by using the topic control option in the app and choosing the AI content topic. Other topics that can already be modified under the tool include current affairs, clothing, beauty, and choreography.
AI Disclosure Rules
TikTok’s policies require content makers to identify convincing AI-generated content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of well-known individuals or crisis events. Any believable AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be deleted under its community policies.
Furthermore, the service will from now on add an “AI-made” watermark to content produced via its own AI tools, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for recognizing artificial media. This action is aimed to stop users from trying to circumvent the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is furthermore introducing a $2m AI literacy fund for specialists and institutions to develop informative material about ethical AI use. This program will assist charitable organizations focused on training programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its content review process, following discussion over intentions to make redundant hundreds of review team members in Britain. The company is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its user protection department in its British office, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists expressing worry that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A trust and safety lead clarified that people-led review would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can shield workers by eliminating the most distressing content before it is viewed by staff. The platform stated a 76% decrease in disturbing and violent content handled by content reviewers over the last 12 months due to reliance on its AI tools.
“We think that it’s essential to combine humans and technology to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to reduce exposure to dangerous material as rapidly, which is the area in which a lot of the machine support is proving valuable operate efficiently.”
