Users will soon have a fresh option that allows them to reduce the amount of artificial intelligence-produced videos appearing in their streams. This step comes as the service announced that it now features more than 1 billion AI-generated clips.
Testing and Rollout
This change is in a pilot phase over the following weeks before a widespread release. This shift comes amid a surge in AI-generated material, spurred by new content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
Recent reports that approximately 10% of the fastest-growing channels on another major platform exclusively feature content made by AI. A significant portion of this material is deemed “AI slop”, a label for inferior, bulk-generated content that is typically illogical or surreal.
Our research shows that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, including digital art to science explainers, and we aim to provide users the ability to increase or decrease of that, based on their own choices,” stated a company executive.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok disclosed that there are now 1.3 billion videos on its app labeled as artificially created. In total, over 100 mn media items are added to the platform daily, making AI-generated material a limited portion of its total content library.
User Control Features
Viewers will be in a position to decrease or raise the amount of AI-generated videos they see by accessing the content preference feature in the platform and selecting AI-made media. Further subjects that currently be modified under the setting cover politics, style, cosmetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s rules oblige creators to label lifelike AI-made content, and it prohibits harmful fake videos of public figures or emergencies. Any authentic-looking AI video that is not labeled can be removed under its community policies.
Additionally, the platform will henceforth apply an artificially created tag to content produced via its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an cross-platform project for identifying AI-generated material. This action is intended to help prevent users from seeking to circumvent the tagging system.
AI Literacy Programs
TikTok is also introducing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for experts and groups to create informative material about using AI responsibly. This program will assist non-profit groups dedicated to educating coding and technology.
Platform Protection
The platform has defended its safety measures, amid debate over plans to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in the UK. TikTok is planning to cut 439 jobs in its content moderation team in London, with trade unions and online safety experts voicing alarm that staff are being displaced by machine-led review.
A senior executive stated that human moderation would continue to be important, but automated tools can shield workers by eliminating the most graphic content before it has to be seen by humans. TikTok announced a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content reviewed by human moderators over the last 12 months due to reliance on its machine learning processes.
“We think that it’s essential to balance humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have humans as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to limit contact with harmful content as swiftly, which is why a lot of the machine support is proving valuable operate efficiently.”
