Users will soon have a new feature that allows them to reduce the volume of AI-made media appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the service disclosed that it presently contains more than 1 billion content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
This change is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a widespread release. This shift comes amid a increase in content created by AI, driven by new video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that approximately 10% of the quickest rising channels on a competing service exclusively feature clips produced artificially. A significant portion of this material is considered “AI slop”, a term for poor-quality, factory-style content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we intend to provide users the option to increase or decrease of that, based on their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
The service shared that there are currently over a billion videos on its app identified as made with AI. Overall, more than 100 m pieces of content are submitted to the platform every day, making clips made by AI a minor portion of its total content library.
User Control Features
Users will be able to decrease or raise the amount of artificial media they see by using the “manage topic” feature in the app and choosing AI-made media. Other topics that are already be adjusted under the filter encompass current affairs, style, cosmetics, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
Its policies require creators to label lifelike AI-made content, and it forbids malicious deepfakes of public figures or critical incidents. Any believable AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be removed under its user guidelines.
In addition, the service will henceforth apply an artificially created label to content made using its own AI tools, or identified by an collaborative effort for spotting content made by AI. This step is intended to stop users from attempting to circumvent the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is additionally introducing a two million dollar educational fund for experts and groups to create educational content about using AI responsibly. This program will benefit educational bodies specializing in educating coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has supported its content review process, amid debate over proposals to cut jobs for numerous review team members in the UK. TikTok is set to reduce a significant number of roles in its content moderation department in the UK capital, with worker representatives and online safety experts voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive explained that people-led review would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can shield workers by filtering out the most distressing content before it has to be seen by staff. TikTok stated a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content reviewed by content reviewers over the past year due to intervention by its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to integrate humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of unsafe media as rapidly, which is why a lot of the machine support is proving valuable process content quickly.”
