Users will soon have a new feature that allows them to cut down on the amount of AI-made media appearing in their feeds. This step comes as the service revealed that it now features over 1 bn content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
The update is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a global release. This advancement comes amid a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by emerging AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that approximately 10% of the fastest-growing channels on another major platform only show AI-generated videos. A large amount of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a phrase for substandard, factory-style content that is frequently illogical or surreal.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users appreciate content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we intend to provide users the option to increase or decrease of that, depending on their own likes,” said a company executive.
Volume and Proportions
The platform disclosed that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its app identified as AI-generated. Overall, more than 100 million media items are added to the platform each day, making AI content a minor portion of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be able to reduce or increase the volume of AI content they watch by using the topic control option in the application and picking “AI-generated content”. Further subjects that can already be controlled under the tool include current affairs, style, beauty, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s policies oblige creators to tag lifelike artificially created content, and it bans dangerous AI impersonations of celebrities or emergencies. Any realistic artificial content that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
Furthermore, the platform will now add an “AI-made” tag to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an cross-platform project for spotting artificial media. This measure is intended to deter users from attempting to bypass the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is also establishing a $2 million AI literacy fund for experts and institutions to create learning resources about ethical AI use. This project will assist charitable organizations focused on educating programming and robotics.
Platform Protection
TikTok has justified its safety measures, during controversy over plans to cut jobs for a large number of review team members in the United Kingdom. It is set to reduce hundreds of positions in its user protection division in its British office, with trade unions and internet security professionals raising concerns that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A company official clarified that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but AI can shield workers by filtering out the most graphic content ahead of it is viewed by people. The company stated a 76% decrease in shocking and graphic content reviewed by content reviewers over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to balance staff and AI to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s very important to limit contact with dangerous material as swiftly, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference process content quickly.”
