TikTok is introducing a updated setting that allows them to cut down on the quantity of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the service disclosed that it presently contains more than 1 bn AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
The update is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a full-scale launch. This development comes amid a increase in AI content, fueled by recent video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that almost 10% of the fastest-growing channels on a competing service exclusively feature clips produced artificially. A large amount of this material is deemed “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, factory-style content that is often absurd or dreamlike.
“We know from our community that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, ranging from digital art to informative clips, and we want to offer the community the ability to see more or less of that, according to their own choices,” stated a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
TikTok disclosed that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. Overall, in excess of 100 m videos are uploaded to the service every day, making AI content a minor part of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be able to reduce or increase the level of artificial media they watch by accessing the “manage topic” feature in the app and picking “AI-generated content”. Additional categories that currently be modified under the tool encompass politics, clothing, aesthetics, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
Its rules require content makers to label “realistic” artificially created content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of well-known individuals or critical incidents. Any authentic-looking AI video that is without a tag can be taken down under its terms of service.
Furthermore, the service will now add an artificially created label to content produced via its built-in AI features, or identified by an cross-platform project for recognizing AI-generated material. This action is intended to stop users from trying to bypass the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is also establishing a two million dollar educational fund for specialists and institutions to develop informative material about ethical AI use. This initiative will benefit educational bodies focused on training programming and robotics.
Platform Protection
TikTok has justified its safety measures, following discussion over plans to make redundant a large number of content moderators in Britain. TikTok is expected to eliminate a significant number of roles in its content moderation department in its British office, with trade unions and internet security professionals voicing alarm that staff are being displaced by machine-led review.
A company official clarified that people-led review would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content before it is viewed by staff. TikTok stated a 76% decrease in explicit and harmful content seen by content reviewers over the past year due to the use of its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to balance staff and AI to keep the platform safe,” she said. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s extremely critical to reduce exposure to harmful content as rapidly, which is where a significant AI assistance is really helping us work at speed.”
