The platform is rolling out a new feature that enables them to cut down on the amount of AI-made content appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the platform announced that it presently contains more than 1 bn AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
This change is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a full-scale launch. This advancement comes amid a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by new content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that nearly a tenth of the quickest rising video streams on a popular video site exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this material is considered “AI slop”, a label for poor-quality, factory-style content that is often nonsensical or surreal.
Based on user feedback that many people like content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we aim to offer the community the power to see more or less of that, based on their own preferences,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok shared that there are presently 1.3 billion videos on its app identified as artificially created. Collectively, in excess of 100 m media items are submitted to the platform every day, making AI content a minor percentage of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be able to limit or boost the amount of AI-generated videos they view by using the topic control option in the app and choosing the AI content topic. Further subjects that can already be modified under the tool include current affairs, style, aesthetics, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s rules require creators to tag “realistic” AI-made content, and it forbids harmful AI impersonations of celebrities or emergencies. Any realistic AI video that is not labeled can be taken down under its terms of service.
In addition, the platform will from now on add an artificially created tag to content created with its built-in AI features, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for spotting content made by AI. This action is aimed to deter users from trying to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
AI Literacy Programs
TikTok is also establishing a two million dollar educational fund for experts and institutions to create learning resources about using AI responsibly. This project will support charitable organizations dedicated to training programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
The platform has defended its safety measures, during debate over intentions to lay off a large number of content moderators in Britain. It is planning to reduce a significant number of roles in its content moderation team in its British office, with worker representatives and internet security professionals raising concerns that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A senior executive explained that human moderation would continue to be important, but AI can safeguard staff by filtering out the most harmful content ahead of it has to be seen by staff. TikTok reported a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content reviewed by content reviewers over the past year due to reliance on its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to integrate staff and AI to keep the platform safe,” she said. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we also think it’s very important to reduce exposure to dangerous material as swiftly, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is really helping us process content quickly.”
