Users will soon have a new feature that permits them to lessen the volume of AI-made media appearing in their feeds. This move comes as the platform disclosed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 billion AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The new functionality is being tested over the following weeks before a full-scale launch. This advancement coincides with a surge in AI-generated material, spurred by recent content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that approximately one in 10 of the fastest-growing channels on another major platform exclusively feature content made by AI. A significant portion of this material is considered “AI slop”, a phrase for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is often illogical or dreamlike.
“We know from our community that a lot of users enjoy content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we want to offer the community the power to adjust the amount of that, according to their own preferences,” stated a platform representative.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok disclosed that there are presently over a billion videos on its service labeled as artificially created. Collectively, in excess of 100 million pieces of content are uploaded to the platform each day, making clips made by AI a limited part of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they see by accessing the topic control option in the platform and choosing the AI content topic. Further subjects that currently be adjusted under the tool include current affairs, style, beauty, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
Its rules mandate creators to identify lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits malicious fake videos of public figures or emergencies. Any realistic artificial content that is without a tag can be removed under its terms of service.
In addition, the app will now add an AI-generated tag to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an industry-wide initiative for identifying AI-generated material. This action is designed to help prevent users from attempting to bypass the labeling process.
AI Literacy Programs
The company is furthermore launching a $2m educational fund for professionals and institutions to produce informative material about using AI responsibly. This program will benefit charitable organizations focused on teaching coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its content review process, during discussion over plans to make redundant hundreds of content moderators in the United Kingdom. It is set to reduce 439 jobs in its content moderation department in its British office, with trade unions and internet security professionals expressing worry that people are being substituted by machine-led review.
A trust and safety lead explained that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but automated tools can shield workers by eliminating the most graphic content before it is viewed by humans. TikTok reported a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content reviewed by human moderators over the past year due to reliance on its automated systems.
It is vital to integrate people and machines to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we also think it’s very important to reduce exposure to harmful content as rapidly, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is making a difference process content quickly.”
