Users will soon have a fresh option that allows them to reduce the volume of artificial intelligence-produced media appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the company disclosed that it now features more than 1 thousand million content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
The update is being tested over the following weeks before a full-scale launch. This shift comes amid a rise in AI content, spurred by new content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that nearly one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding content creators on a competing service only show AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this material is classified as “AI slop”, a term for substandard, bulk-generated content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers enjoy content made with AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we aim to provide users the ability to increase or decrease of that, according to their own choices,” stated a company executive.
Scale of AI Content
The service shared that there are presently 1.3 billion videos on its network tagged as AI-generated. Collectively, more than 100 m pieces of content are submitted to the service every day, making AI content a limited part of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Viewers will be in a position to decrease or raise the amount of AI content they see by using the “manage topic” option in the application and selecting AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be adjusted under the tool encompass news, style, aesthetics, and choreography.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s rules require creators to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it bans dangerous deepfakes of public figures or emergencies. Any believable AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be taken down under its user guidelines.
In addition, the platform will now add an AI-generated watermark to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an collaborative effort for spotting AI-generated material. This step is intended to help prevent users from attempting to bypass the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is also introducing a two million dollar educational fund for experts and institutions to produce learning resources about using AI responsibly. This project will assist non-profit groups focused on teaching coding and technology.
Platform Protection
TikTok has supported its safety measures, following controversy over intentions to cut jobs for a large number of content moderators in Britain. TikTok is planning to eliminate a significant number of roles in its trust and safety department in its British office, with trade unions and internet security professionals voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A trust and safety lead stated that human moderation would still have a role, but AI can shield workers by eliminating the most graphic content ahead of it is viewed by staff. TikTok announced a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content handled by content reviewers over the past year due to the use of its automated systems.
It is vital to balance staff and AI to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we further consider it’s very important to minimize viewing of harmful content as quickly as possible, which is why a significant AI assistance is proving valuable work at speed.”
