Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to lessen the volume of AI-created media appearing in their streams. This move comes as the company revealed that it currently hosts over 1 billion AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The new functionality is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale launch. This development coincides with a increase in content created by AI, fueled by recent content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that nearly 10% of the most rapidly expanding content creators on a competing service only show clips produced artificially. A large amount of this material is classified as “AI slop”, a term for inferior, factory-style content that is often nonsensical or bizarre.
Our research shows that many people appreciate content made with AI tools, from AI artwork to educational videos, and we intend to provide users the option to increase or decrease of that, based on their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
The service shared that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its service identified as AI-generated. In total, over 100 million media items are submitted to the app daily, making clips made by AI a limited percentage of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be in a position to reduce or increase the amount of AI content they watch by accessing the “manage topic” setting in the app and picking “AI-generated content”. Further subjects that can already be controlled under the tool include current affairs, style, cosmetics, and movement.
AI Disclosure Rules
TikTok’s rules require creators to identify lifelike artificially created content, and it forbids malicious fake videos of well-known individuals or critical incidents. Any authentic-looking AI video that is not labeled can be removed under its user guidelines.
In addition, the service will henceforth attach an AI-generated label to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an collaborative effort for spotting AI-generated material. This measure is intended to help prevent users from trying to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
Responsible AI Funding
TikTok is also establishing a $2 million AI literacy fund for experts and institutions to produce informative material about using AI responsibly. This project will benefit educational bodies focused on educating computer science.
Platform Protection
The platform has defended its safety measures, during debate over intentions to lay off numerous safety staff in the UK. It is planning to eliminate 439 jobs in its user protection team in London, with worker representatives and online safety experts raising concerns that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.
A senior executive explained that people-led review would still have a role, but AI can safeguard staff by eliminating the most distressing content prior to it has to be seen by people. The company announced a notable drop in disturbing and violent content reviewed by safety staff over the past year due to the use of its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to integrate humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to limit contact with dangerous material as rapidly, which is why a significant AI assistance is really helping us work at speed.”
