Users will soon have a updated setting that enables them to lessen the volume of artificial intelligence-produced media appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the company revealed that it presently contains in excess of 1 billion AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a widespread release. This development aligns with a increase in AI-generated material, fueled by emerging video-generation tools.
The Broader AI Trend
It has been noted that nearly one in 10 of the fastest-growing channels on another major platform only show AI-generated videos. A large amount of this output is classified as “AI slop”, a label for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is often nonsensical or surreal.
Our research shows that many people like content created using AI tools, from digital art to educational videos, and we want to offer the community the option to see more or less of that, depending on their own preferences,” commented a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The platform disclosed that there are now 1.3bn videos on its app labeled as AI-generated. Overall, in excess of 100 m pieces of content are submitted to the app every day, making AI content a relatively small part of its overall inventory.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they see by accessing the “manage topic” option in the application and choosing AI-made media. Other topics that can already be adjusted under the tool cover news, fashion, cosmetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s rules mandate content makers to tag “realistic” AI-made content, and it forbids malicious deepfakes of public figures or emergencies. Any realistic artificial content that is without a tag can be deleted under its terms of service.
Additionally, the app will now add an artificially created tag to content made using its own AI tools, or detected by an cross-platform project for identifying artificial media. This action is designed to help prevent users from trying to bypass the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is furthermore introducing a $2 million awareness program for experts and institutions to create educational content about using AI responsibly. This initiative will assist educational bodies specializing in educating coding and technology.
Platform Protection
TikTok has justified its safety measures, amid discussion over intentions to cut jobs for a large number of safety staff in the UK. It is expected to cut hundreds of positions in its content moderation department in London, with trade unions and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A trust and safety lead clarified that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but automated tools can protect employees by filtering out the most graphic content ahead of it is viewed by staff. The platform announced a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content handled by content reviewers over the last 12 months due to the use of its machine learning processes.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” she said. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s very important to limit contact with dangerous material as quickly as possible, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference operate efficiently.”
