Users will soon have a fresh option that allows them to lessen the amount of AI-created media appearing in their streams. This move comes as the platform announced that it currently hosts more than 1 thousand million AI-generated clips.
Testing and Rollout
The new functionality is being tested over the following weeks before a full-scale release. This development aligns with a surge in AI-generated material, fueled by recent video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that almost 10% of the most rapidly expanding channels on a popular video site only show AI-generated videos. A large amount of this content is considered low-quality AI content, a phrase for substandard, mass-produced content that is typically nonsensical or surreal.
Our research shows that numerous viewers appreciate content created using AI tools, from AI artwork to educational videos, and we intend to give people the ability to increase or decrease of that, based on their own preferences,” said a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
The platform shared that there are now over a billion videos on its network tagged as artificially created. In total, over 100 mn media items are added to the platform every day, making clips made by AI a limited part of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be in a position to decrease or raise the volume of AI content they view by opening the “manage topic” option in the platform and picking “AI-generated content”. Other topics that currently be controlled under the filter cover news, fashion, cosmetics, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
TikTok’s rules oblige users to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it bans dangerous fake videos of celebrities or crisis events. Any authentic-looking AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be deleted under its user guidelines.
Additionally, the service will from now on apply an AI-generated watermark to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for spotting AI-generated material. This step is aimed to stop users from attempting to circumvent the labeling process.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is also introducing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for specialists and institutions to develop educational content about ethical AI use. This program will support charitable organizations specializing in educating computer science.
Content Safety Approach
TikTok has supported its content review process, following discussion over intentions to lay off numerous review team members in the UK. The company is planning to cut hundreds of positions in its trust and safety team in London, with worker representatives and internet security professionals expressing worry that staff are being displaced by AI moderation.
A company official stated that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but automated tools can safeguard staff by eliminating the most graphic content ahead of it gets reviewed by people. The company reported a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content reviewed by human moderators over the previous year due to intervention by its AI tools.
It is vital to combine humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” she said. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we also think it’s extremely critical to minimize viewing of dangerous material as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is proving valuable work at speed.”
