Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to lessen the amount of AI-created content appearing in their feeds. This move comes as the service revealed that it currently hosts over 1 thousand million AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
The update is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a global release. This development comes amid a rise in content created by AI, fueled by emerging video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that nearly 10% of the fastest-growing content creators on another major platform exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this output is considered “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that many people enjoy content created using AI tools, including computer-generated images to informative clips, and we intend to provide users the ability to increase or decrease of that, depending on their own preferences,” commented a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
TikTok disclosed that there are now 1.3 billion videos on its service labeled as made with AI. In total, in excess of 100 mn media items are uploaded to the platform every day, making AI content a minor part of its complete catalog.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be able to decrease or raise 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 encompass current affairs, clothing, aesthetics, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s guidelines oblige content makers to label “realistic” AI-made content, and it bans malicious deepfakes of celebrities or emergencies. Any authentic-looking artificial content that is unmarked can be removed under its community policies.
In addition, the service will from now on add an AI-generated watermark to content produced via its own AI tools, or detected by an collaborative effort for identifying content made by AI. This measure is intended to help prevent users from trying to circumvent the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is furthermore launching a $2 million awareness program for experts and institutions to create informative material about responsible artificial intelligence. This initiative will support educational bodies specializing in teaching computer science.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its content review process, amid controversy over plans to make redundant hundreds of safety staff in the United Kingdom. It is expected to reduce 439 jobs in its content moderation department in the UK capital, with labor groups and internet security professionals voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A senior executive stated that people-led review would remain essential, but AI can safeguard staff by eliminating the most distressing content prior to it has to be seen by humans. The company reported a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content handled by human moderators over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to balance humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the executive stated. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we also think it’s highly necessary to reduce exposure to unsafe media as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is making a difference process content quickly.”
