Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to cut down on the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the platform disclosed that it currently hosts more than 1 billion AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The update is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a full-scale launch. This advancement aligns with a surge in AI-generated material, fueled by emerging content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
Studies have shown that almost one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding video streams on another major platform primarily display AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this content is classified as low-quality AI content, a phrase for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is frequently absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users appreciate content produced via AI tools, including AI artwork to educational videos, and we aim to offer the community the option to increase or decrease of that, based on their own choices,” said a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
The service disclosed that there are presently over a billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. In total, in excess of 100 million pieces of content are added to the platform every day, making clips made by AI a relatively small percentage of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be able to limit or boost the amount of AI-generated videos they see by accessing the content preference option in the application and picking AI-made media. Further subjects that are already be controlled under the tool include politics, clothing, cosmetics, and choreography.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s policies oblige users to tag lifelike AI-made content, and it prohibits malicious deepfakes of public figures or crisis events. Any authentic-looking artificial content that is without a tag can be taken down under its terms of service.
Additionally, the platform will now apply an “AI-made” tag to content made using its built-in AI features, or detected by an cross-platform project for identifying artificial media. This measure is intended to deter users from attempting to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is furthermore establishing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for experts and institutions to produce learning resources about ethical AI use. This project will support charitable organizations specializing in teaching computer science.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has defended its safety measures, amid discussion over plans to lay off numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. The company is expected to reduce 439 jobs in its content moderation division in London, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A trust and safety lead stated that people-led review would continue to be important, but automated tools can shield workers by removing the most graphic content before it has to be seen by people. The platform announced a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content handled by content reviewers over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.
It is vital to integrate 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 minimize viewing of unsafe media as swiftly, which is where a lot of the machine support is making a difference process content quickly.”
