The platform is rolling out a new feature that enables them to cut down on the volume of AI-made videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the platform announced that it presently contains in excess of 1 thousand million AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The update is being tested over the next few weeks before a full-scale release. This advancement aligns with a increase in content created by AI, fueled by recent video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that nearly one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding channels on a competing service only show AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this content is considered “AI slop”, a phrase for inferior, mass-produced content that is typically nonsensical or bizarre.
“We know from our community that a lot of users appreciate content produced via AI tools, ranging from AI artwork to educational videos, and we intend to give people the option to see more or less of that, depending on their own choices,” commented a platform representative.
Scale of AI Content
The service announced that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its network identified as AI-generated. Overall, over 100 mn pieces of content are submitted to the app each day, making AI content a minor portion of its overall inventory.
How to Adjust Settings
Viewers will be in a position to reduce or increase the amount of AI content they see by using the “manage topic” feature in the platform and selecting AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be controlled under the filter encompass news, clothing, aesthetics, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
Its rules oblige content makers to identify convincing AI-made content, and it bans dangerous fake videos of celebrities or critical incidents. Any believable artificial content that is not labeled can be deleted under its terms of service.
Additionally, the service will from now on attach an AI-generated label to content created with its own AI tools, or flagged by an industry-wide initiative for spotting content made by AI. This measure is intended to stop users from seeking to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is additionally establishing a two million dollar awareness program for experts and groups to create learning resources about using AI responsibly. This project will support charitable organizations specializing in training coding and technology.
Platform Protection
The video-sharing app has defended its moderation strategy, amid controversy over plans to make redundant numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. The company is planning to eliminate hundreds of positions in its content moderation division in the UK capital, with labor groups and online safety experts raising concerns that staff are being displaced by machine-led review.
A trust and safety lead explained that human moderation would remain essential, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content prior to it has to be seen by people. The platform stated a notable drop 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 integrate staff and AI to keep the platform safe,” she said. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we also think it’s very important to reduce exposure to unsafe media as rapidly, which is why a extensive automated help is proving valuable process content quickly.”
