TikTok is introducing a new feature that allows them to reduce the quantity of AI-made content appearing in their feeds. This move comes as the service announced that it currently hosts in excess of 1 bn AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
This change is being tested over the next few weeks before a global launch. This advancement aligns with a rise in content created by AI, fueled by new content generation software.
AI Proliferation Online
It has been noted that approximately one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding content creators on a competing service exclusively feature content made by AI. A large amount of this material is deemed “AI slop”, a label for poor-quality, bulk-generated content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
“We know from our community that numerous viewers appreciate content created using AI tools, including digital art to science explainers, and we intend to provide users the option to increase or decrease of that, according to their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
TikTok announced that there are now over a billion videos on its service labeled as artificially created. Overall, in excess of 100 million media items are added to the platform daily, making AI content a relatively small part of its complete catalog.
User Control Features
Members will be in a position to reduce or increase the amount of AI-generated videos they view by opening the “manage topic” setting in the application and choosing AI-made media. Additional categories that are already be modified under the filter cover news, style, beauty, and choreography.
AI Disclosure Rules
TikTok’s guidelines mandate creators to label lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits malicious deepfakes of well-known individuals or emergencies. Any believable AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be taken down under its terms of service.
Furthermore, the app will now apply an AI-generated tag to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an cross-platform project for recognizing content made by AI. This step is designed to help prevent users from attempting to evade the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
TikTok is also launching a two million dollar AI literacy fund for professionals and institutions to create educational content about ethical AI use. This program will benefit charitable organizations focused on training programming and robotics.
Content Safety Approach
The platform has supported its safety measures, amid discussion over proposals to lay off a large number of content moderators in the UK. It is set to cut 439 jobs in its user protection department in its British office, with labor groups and internet security professionals raising concerns that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A company official stated that human moderation would remain essential, but automated tools can shield workers by filtering out the most harmful content prior to it gets reviewed by people. TikTok reported a notable drop in disturbing and violent content seen by human moderators over the previous year due to the use of its automated systems.
It is vital to balance staff and AI to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as integral to the approach, but we also think it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of unsafe media as quickly as possible, which is where a extensive automated help is proving valuable process content quickly.”
