Users will soon have a fresh option that enables them to cut down on the volume of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their streams. This step comes as the platform disclosed that it presently contains in excess of 1 bn content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
This change is in a pilot phase over the coming weeks before a global launch. This advancement coincides with a rise in content created by AI, driven by emerging video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that nearly one in 10 of the fastest-growing video streams on a competing service exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a term for substandard, mass-produced content that is often illogical or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers appreciate content made with AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we aim to offer the community the ability to adjust the amount of that, based on their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
The service disclosed that there are now 1.3bn videos on its network labeled as artificially created. Overall, more than 100 million pieces of content are added to the platform each day, making clips made by AI a minor part of its overall inventory.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be able to decrease or raise the level of AI-generated videos they view by opening the topic control feature in the app and picking “AI-generated content”. Further subjects that are already be adjusted under the setting encompass news, fashion, aesthetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s guidelines oblige content makers to identify lifelike artificially created content, and it prohibits dangerous deepfakes of celebrities or critical incidents. Any authentic-looking AI video that is not labeled can be taken down under its terms of service.
Additionally, the service will from now on attach an AI-generated watermark to content created with its built-in AI features, or flagged by an collaborative effort for identifying artificial media. This step is aimed to deter users from seeking to bypass the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is additionally introducing a $2m AI literacy fund for experts and groups to create educational content about ethical AI use. This program will support non-profit groups specializing in teaching computer science.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has supported its safety measures, amid debate over intentions to lay off hundreds of review team members in Britain. The company is expected to eliminate hundreds of positions in its content moderation team in London, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists raising concerns that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive clarified that human moderation would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by eliminating the most graphic content ahead of it gets reviewed by people. The company announced a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content seen by human moderators over the past year due to the use of its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the executive stated. “We’ll have people as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to reduce exposure to dangerous material as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is really helping us work at speed.”
