The platform is rolling out a new feature that enables them to cut down on the volume of AI-made videos appearing in their timelines. This move comes as the platform disclosed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 billion AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
This change is being tested over the coming weeks before a full-scale launch. This shift coincides with a increase in AI-generated material, driven by new content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that approximately one in 10 of the quickest rising content creators on a popular video site exclusively feature content made by AI. A considerable share of this output is deemed “AI slop”, a label for substandard, factory-style content that is often absurd or surreal.
“We know from our community that many people like content created using AI tools, ranging from digital art to educational videos, and we aim to offer the community the ability to adjust the amount of that, according to their own choices,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
The service disclosed that there are presently 1.3 billion videos on its app labeled as artificially created. Collectively, over 100 mn media items are submitted to the service each day, making AI-generated material a relatively small percentage of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be in a position to limit or boost the amount of AI-generated videos they watch by opening the “manage topic” setting in the app and picking AI-made media. Additional categories that are already be modified under the tool include news, style, beauty, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s rules oblige content makers to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it bans dangerous deepfakes of celebrities or crisis events. Any realistic artificial content that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
Additionally, the app will henceforth apply an artificially created tag to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an collaborative effort for spotting artificial media. This action is designed to deter users from trying to evade the labeling process.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is also launching a two million dollar awareness program for specialists and institutions to produce learning resources about using AI responsibly. This project will benefit educational bodies specializing in teaching programming and robotics.
Platform Protection
The platform has supported its safety measures, amid controversy over intentions to lay off a large number of safety staff in the United Kingdom. TikTok is planning to reduce 439 jobs in its user protection department in the UK capital, with labor groups and online safety experts voicing alarm that staff are being displaced by AI moderation.
A trust and safety lead stated that human moderation would remain essential, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most distressing content prior to it is viewed by people. TikTok reported a notable drop in disturbing and violent content seen by human moderators over the last 12 months due to reliance on its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to integrate people and machines to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we also think it’s extremely critical to reduce exposure to unsafe media as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is really helping us process content quickly.”
