The platform is rolling out a updated setting that permits them to lessen the quantity of AI-made media appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the service disclosed that it currently hosts over 1 bn AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
The new functionality is being tested over the next few weeks before a widespread release. This advancement aligns with a increase in AI content, driven by recent AI video creators.
The Broader AI Trend
It has been noted that approximately a tenth of the fastest-growing content creators on a popular video site primarily display content made by AI. A considerable share of this output is classified as “AI slop”, a phrase for inferior, mass-produced content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Our research shows that many people enjoy content created using AI tools, ranging from AI artwork to educational videos, and we intend to provide users the power to see more or less of that, based on their own choices,” commented a platform representative.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok announced that there are currently 1.3bn videos on its network tagged as made with AI. Collectively, more than 100 m pieces of content are uploaded to the service each day, making AI-generated material a limited portion of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they see by opening the “manage topic” option in the application and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that can already be adjusted under the setting cover politics, fashion, beauty, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
TikTok’s rules oblige users to tag “realistic” AI-made content, and it bans harmful fake videos of celebrities or critical incidents. Any believable AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be removed under its user guidelines.
In addition, the app will now add an artificially created label to content created with its own AI tools, or detected by an cross-platform project for recognizing artificial media. This action is intended to stop users from seeking to circumvent the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
The company is furthermore establishing a $2m educational fund for experts and institutions to develop learning resources about using AI responsibly. This program will support educational bodies specializing in teaching coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has defended its moderation strategy, following discussion over intentions to cut jobs for hundreds of safety staff in Britain. It is expected to reduce a significant number of roles in its user protection division in the UK capital, with worker representatives and online safety experts voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A trust and safety lead clarified that people-led review would still have a role, but automated tools can protect employees by removing the most graphic content prior to it has to be seen by staff. The platform stated a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content seen by human moderators over the last 12 months due to intervention by its machine learning processes.
We believe it is crucial to balance humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” 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 the area in which a lot of the machine support is proving valuable process content quickly.”
