Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to lessen the volume of AI-made videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the company revealed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 thousand million content made with AI.
Trial and Implementation
The update is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a global rollout. This shift aligns with a rise in content created by AI, driven by emerging video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that approximately 10% of the quickest rising video streams on a popular video site only show content made by AI. A large amount of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a label for substandard, bulk-generated content that is frequently absurd or dreamlike.
Our research shows that a lot of users enjoy content made with AI tools, including computer-generated images to science explainers, and we aim to provide users the ability to increase or decrease of that, depending on their own preferences,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok announced that there are presently over a billion videos on its network identified as made with AI. In total, more than 100 million videos are uploaded to the service every day, making AI-generated material a relatively small percentage of its complete catalog.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be capable of limit or boost the level of AI content they watch by using the content preference feature in the platform and selecting the AI content topic. Other topics that currently be modified under the filter include politics, fashion, beauty, and dance.
Platform Guidelines
TikTok’s guidelines require creators to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of public figures or critical incidents. Any believable artificial content that is without a tag can be taken down under its terms of service.
In addition, the platform will from now on attach an AI-generated watermark to content produced via its own AI tools, or flagged by an collaborative effort for recognizing artificial media. This measure is intended to stop users from seeking to circumvent the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is also establishing a $2m awareness program for professionals and organizations to develop informative material about ethical AI use. This initiative will assist educational bodies dedicated to training computer science.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has defended its safety measures, during controversy over plans to cut jobs for hundreds of review team members in Britain. The company is set to reduce 439 jobs in its content moderation team in London, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that people are being substituted by machine-led review.
A trust and safety lead explained that human moderation would continue to be important, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most distressing content ahead of it is viewed by people. The platform reported a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content handled by safety staff over the previous year due to the use of its automated systems.
It is vital to combine humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the executive stated. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we also think it’s very important to limit contact with harmful content as swiftly, which is where a significant AI assistance is proving valuable process content quickly.”
