TikTok is introducing a updated setting that allows them to cut down on the amount of AI-made media appearing in their streams. This step comes as the service revealed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 billion content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
This change is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a full-scale rollout. This shift comes amid a increase in AI-generated material, driven by new video-generation tools.
AI Proliferation Online
It has been noted that approximately one in 10 of the quickest rising content creators on another major platform exclusively feature clips produced artificially. A considerable share of this material is considered “AI slop”, a phrase for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users like content produced via AI tools, including digital art to educational videos, and we intend to offer the community the option to adjust the amount of that, based on their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
The service shared that there are now over a billion videos on its app identified as AI-generated. Overall, in excess of 100 m pieces of content are uploaded to the app daily, making AI content a relatively small part of its overall inventory.
User Control Features
Members will be capable of decrease or raise the volume of AI content they view by using the “manage topic” setting in the application and selecting AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be controlled under the tool include current affairs, clothing, cosmetics, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
Its policies oblige users to tag convincing AI-made content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of public figures or critical incidents. Any believable AI video that is unmarked can be taken down under its community policies.
Additionally, the service will henceforth apply an “AI-made” label to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an cross-platform project for identifying content made by AI. This measure is aimed to deter users from attempting to circumvent the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is furthermore introducing a $2 million awareness program for specialists and institutions to develop learning resources about responsible artificial intelligence. This project will benefit educational bodies specializing in training coding and technology.
Platform Protection
The platform has defended its moderation strategy, following debate over plans to lay off hundreds of review team members in the United Kingdom. TikTok is set to cut hundreds of positions in its trust and safety division in the UK capital, with trade unions and internet security professionals expressing worry that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A company official stated that human moderation would still have a role, but automated tools can protect employees by eliminating the most distressing content before it has to be seen by staff. The company announced a 76% decrease in shocking and graphic content seen by content reviewers over the last 12 months due to the use of its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to combine people and machines to keep the platform safe,” the executive stated. “We’ll have people as integral to the approach, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to reduce exposure to dangerous material as rapidly, which is why a extensive automated help is making a difference operate efficiently.”
