Users will soon have a fresh option that allows them to cut down on the quantity of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their timelines. This move comes as the platform announced that it now features more than 1 billion content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a widespread launch. This development coincides with a surge in AI-generated material, driven by new content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
It has been noted that almost one in 10 of the quickest rising video streams on a popular video site exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this content is considered “AI slop”, a label for inferior, mass-produced content that is often absurd or dreamlike.
“We know from our community that a lot of users enjoy content created using AI tools, from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we want to give people the ability to adjust the amount of that, according to their own choices,” stated a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The service announced that there are now 1.3bn videos on its network identified as artificially created. Overall, in excess of 100 mn media items are added to the platform daily, making AI-generated material a minor part of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be able to decrease or raise the level of AI-generated videos they watch by accessing the “manage topic” setting in the app and choosing AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be modified under the filter include news, fashion, cosmetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s rules require users to identify lifelike artificially created content, and it bans harmful AI impersonations of public figures or crisis events. Any believable artificial content that is unmarked can be removed under its community policies.
Additionally, the service will now attach an AI-generated label to content made using its built-in AI features, or identified by an industry-wide initiative for recognizing AI-generated material. This action is intended to stop users from trying to circumvent the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is furthermore establishing a $2 million educational fund for experts and groups to create informative material about responsible artificial intelligence. This project will support educational bodies dedicated to teaching coding and technology.
Platform Protection
TikTok has justified its moderation strategy, amid debate over intentions to cut jobs for a large number of content moderators in the United Kingdom. TikTok is planning to eliminate a significant number of roles in its content moderation team in its British office, with labor groups and digital protection specialists raising concerns that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.
A trust and safety lead clarified that human moderation would still have a role, but automated tools can shield workers by removing the most harmful content before it has to be seen by people. The platform reported a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content reviewed by human moderators over the previous year due to the use of its machine learning processes.
We believe it is crucial to integrate people and machines to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to limit contact with dangerous material as swiftly, which is where a significant AI assistance is really helping us process content quickly.”
