TikTok is introducing a fresh option that enables them to reduce the volume of AI-created media appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the platform announced that it now features more than 1 thousand million AI-generated clips.
Testing and Rollout
The new functionality is being tested over the next few weeks before a widespread rollout. This development aligns with a surge in AI content, spurred by new video-generation tools.
AI Proliferation Online
Recent reports that nearly 10% of the quickest rising content creators on a popular video site exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this output is classified as “AI slop”, a phrase for inferior, factory-style content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users appreciate content created using AI tools, including AI artwork to educational videos, and we want to provide users the power to increase or decrease of that, according to their own preferences,” commented a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
TikTok disclosed that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its network labeled as made with AI. In total, over 100 mn videos are submitted to the platform daily, making clips made by AI a minor part of its overall inventory.
How to Adjust Settings
Members will be in a position to reduce or increase the amount of AI-generated videos they watch by accessing the “manage topic” feature in the application and choosing AI-made media. Other topics that can already be modified under the tool encompass politics, fashion, cosmetics, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s guidelines mandate creators to label “realistic” artificially created content, and it bans harmful deepfakes of public figures or crisis events. Any authentic-looking AI video that is not labeled can be removed under its community policies.
In addition, the platform will from now on add an AI-generated tag to content created with its own AI tools, or flagged by an cross-platform project for identifying AI-generated material. This step is aimed to help prevent users from trying to evade the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is furthermore launching a two million dollar educational fund for professionals and institutions to develop educational content about responsible artificial intelligence. This project will benefit non-profit groups specializing in training programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its safety measures, amid controversy over intentions to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in Britain. TikTok is set to reduce a significant number of roles in its user protection department in the UK capital, with trade unions and internet security professionals voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A company official explained that human moderation would still have a role, but AI can shield workers by removing the most graphic content ahead of it is viewed by humans. The platform reported a 76% decrease in shocking and graphic content reviewed by content reviewers over the past year due to reliance on its automated systems.
It is vital to integrate staff and AI to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we further consider it’s extremely critical to minimize viewing of unsafe media as rapidly, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is making a difference work at speed.”
