Users will soon have a updated setting that allows them to reduce the amount of AI-created videos appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the platform revealed that it currently hosts over 1 billion AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
This change is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a widespread release. This advancement comes amid a surge in content created by AI, fueled by emerging video-generation tools.
The Broader AI Trend
Recent reports that approximately a tenth of the most rapidly expanding video streams on another major platform exclusively feature clips produced artificially. A significant portion of this output is deemed “AI slop”, a phrase for inferior, bulk-generated content that is frequently absurd or bizarre.
Our research shows that numerous viewers like content created using AI tools, from digital art to science explainers, and we aim to offer the community the ability to see more or less of that, depending on their own choices,” said a company executive.
AI on the Platform
TikTok shared that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its network labeled as artificially created. Overall, over 100 m media items are added to the service daily, making clips made by AI a relatively small portion of its overall inventory.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be able to limit or boost the level of AI content they view by opening the topic control feature in the application and picking AI-made media. Further subjects that can already be adjusted under the filter cover news, style, cosmetics, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s rules oblige creators to tag lifelike artificially created content, and it bans dangerous AI impersonations of well-known individuals or crisis events. Any believable artificial content that is not labeled can be deleted under its user guidelines.
Furthermore, the platform will now add an “AI-made” watermark to content made using its built-in AI features, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for recognizing artificial media. This step is aimed to deter users from trying to circumvent the tagging system.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is additionally introducing a $2m educational fund for specialists and groups to develop educational content about using AI responsibly. This program will support educational bodies focused on teaching programming and robotics.
Platform Protection
The platform has defended its safety measures, amid debate over proposals to lay off numerous review team members in the UK. TikTok is set to reduce hundreds of positions in its content moderation division in the UK capital, with labor groups and online safety experts voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.
A company official stated that people-led review would continue to be important, but artificial intelligence can shield workers by eliminating the most harmful content ahead of it has to be seen by humans. TikTok stated a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content seen by human moderators over the last 12 months due to the use of its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to balance people and machines to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as part of that process, but we also think it’s very important to reduce exposure to dangerous material as rapidly, which is why a extensive automated help is proving valuable process content quickly.”
