Users will soon have a updated setting that permits them to reduce the amount of AI-made media appearing in their streams. This move comes as the platform disclosed that it now features in excess of 1 bn AI-generated clips.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is being tested over the following weeks before a full-scale release. This development aligns with a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by recent content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
Recent reports that almost a tenth of the quickest rising content creators on a competing service exclusively feature content made by AI. A considerable share of this content is deemed “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is typically nonsensical or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users enjoy content created using AI tools, ranging from AI artwork to educational videos, and we aim to give people the power to see more or less of that, according to their own likes,” stated a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
TikTok shared that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its service labeled as artificially created. In total, more than 100 mn pieces of content are added to the platform each day, making AI-generated material a minor percentage of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be in a position to reduce or increase the level of artificial media they view by accessing the “manage topic” setting in the app and selecting the AI content topic. Further subjects that are already be modified under the filter encompass politics, style, aesthetics, and choreography.
Platform Guidelines
Its policies require creators to identify “realistic” AI-generated content, and it bans harmful fake videos of well-known individuals or critical incidents. Any believable artificial content that is without a tag can be removed under its terms of service.
Additionally, the app will now apply an AI-generated label to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an cross-platform project for identifying artificial media. This action is designed to help prevent users from trying to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
The company is also establishing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for specialists and groups to develop educational content about using AI responsibly. This initiative will benefit educational bodies focused on teaching coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its content review process, during discussion over intentions to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in Britain. It is planning to cut 439 jobs in its trust and safety team in the UK capital, with labor groups and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.
A trust and safety lead explained that human moderation would still have a role, but AI can shield workers by filtering out the most graphic content before it is viewed by staff. The platform reported a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content handled by safety staff over the last 12 months due to intervention by its AI tools.
“We think that it’s essential to combine people and machines to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s extremely critical to reduce exposure to unsafe media as quickly as possible, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference operate efficiently.”
