TikTok is introducing a updated setting that enables them to reduce the quantity of AI-made content appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the company announced that it currently hosts more than 1 billion content made with AI.
Trial and Implementation
The update is being tested over the coming weeks before a global release. This development aligns with a surge in AI-generated material, spurred by emerging AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that approximately one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding video streams on another major platform exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this content is deemed “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is frequently illogical or surreal.
Based on user feedback that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we aim to offer the community the option to see more or less of that, according to their own likes,” said a company executive.
AI on the Platform
The service announced that there are now over a billion videos on its service identified as AI-generated. Collectively, more than 100 m pieces of content are submitted to the service daily, making clips made by AI a minor percentage of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be able to reduce or increase the level of AI content they see by using the topic control setting in the platform and selecting “AI-generated content”. Other topics that can already be controlled under the tool encompass politics, fashion, cosmetics, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
The platform’s rules oblige creators to identify lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits malicious AI impersonations of well-known individuals or emergencies. Any realistic AI video that is unmarked can be removed under its user guidelines.
Additionally, the platform will henceforth apply an “AI-made” watermark to content created with its built-in AI features, or flagged by an collaborative effort for recognizing AI-generated material. This action is intended to stop users from attempting to evade the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
TikTok is furthermore launching a two million dollar educational fund for specialists and organizations to produce informative material about using AI responsibly. This program will benefit non-profit groups dedicated to teaching computer science.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has justified its moderation strategy, during debate over intentions to lay off hundreds of content moderators in the United Kingdom. The company is planning to cut hundreds of positions in its content moderation team in its British office, with labor groups and internet security professionals expressing worry that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but automated tools can safeguard staff by eliminating the most graphic content prior to it gets reviewed by people. The platform reported a notable drop in explicit and harmful content seen by human moderators over the previous year due to reliance on its machine learning processes.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of unsafe media as swiftly, which is why a lot of the machine support is proving valuable work at speed.”
