Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to reduce the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their streams. This step comes as the service announced that it currently hosts more than 1 billion content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is in a pilot phase over the following weeks before a global rollout. This shift aligns with a increase in content created by AI, spurred by new video-generation tools.
AI Proliferation Online
It has been noted that almost a tenth of the fastest-growing content creators on another major platform exclusively feature clips produced artificially. A considerable share of this content is considered “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is typically nonsensical or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that many people enjoy content made with AI tools, from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we want to give people the ability to adjust the amount of that, depending on their own likes,” commented a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok shared that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its network identified as AI-generated. In total, over 100 m media items are uploaded to the service daily, making clips made by AI a relatively small percentage of its overall inventory.
User Control Features
Members will be capable of reduce or increase the level of AI content they view by using the content preference option in the platform and choosing “AI-generated content”. Other topics that are already be modified under the tool include news, fashion, cosmetics, and dance.
Platform Guidelines
Its policies mandate content makers to identify lifelike AI-made content, and it prohibits dangerous deepfakes of celebrities or crisis events. Any authentic-looking AI video that is without a tag can be deleted under its community policies.
In addition, the app will from now on add an AI-generated tag to content produced via its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an industry-wide initiative for spotting artificial media. This action is aimed to stop users from attempting to evade the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is furthermore establishing a two million dollar educational fund for experts and organizations to produce educational content about ethical AI use. This project will assist educational bodies focused on teaching programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
The platform has justified its moderation strategy, during discussion over intentions to lay off numerous safety staff in Britain. TikTok is set to cut a significant number of roles in its content moderation team in the UK capital, with labor groups and internet security professionals expressing worry that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by eliminating the most harmful content before it gets reviewed by staff. The platform announced a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content seen by safety staff over the last 12 months due to intervention by its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to balance people and machines to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s extremely critical to reduce exposure to harmful content as swiftly, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference process content quickly.”
