Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to cut down on the quantity of AI-made videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the company announced that it currently hosts in excess of 1 thousand million content made with AI.
Trial and Implementation
This change is in a pilot phase over the following weeks before a full-scale launch. This development aligns with a surge in AI content, fueled by recent content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
Recent reports that approximately 10% of the most rapidly expanding video streams on a popular video site only show content made by AI. A significant portion of this output is considered “AI slop”, a label for substandard, factory-style content that is often nonsensical or bizarre.
“We know from our community that numerous viewers like content created using AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we intend to give people the option to increase or decrease of that, according to their own choices,” said a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
The platform shared that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its network labeled as AI-generated. In total, over 100 mn media items are added to the platform every day, making AI-generated material a relatively small portion of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be in a position to limit or boost the volume of AI-generated videos they see by using the topic control option in the application and selecting the AI content topic. Further subjects that currently be modified under the tool include politics, style, aesthetics, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s policies oblige users to label convincing AI-made content, and it forbids malicious fake videos of celebrities or critical incidents. Any believable artificial content that is unmarked can be deleted under its terms of service.
Additionally, the service will from now on add an artificially created label to content created with its own AI tools, or identified by an collaborative effort for recognizing artificial media. This measure is designed to help prevent users from attempting to bypass the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is furthermore introducing a $2 million awareness program for specialists and institutions to create educational content about using AI responsibly. This project will support charitable organizations specializing in educating computer science.
Content Safety Approach
TikTok has supported its moderation strategy, amid discussion over intentions to lay off hundreds of review team members in the UK. The company is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its trust and safety department in London, with trade unions and internet security professionals voicing alarm that people are being substituted by AI moderation.
A company official stated that people-led review would continue to be important, but AI can protect employees by removing the most graphic content before it gets reviewed by people. The company reported a notable drop in shocking and graphic content reviewed by content reviewers over the previous year due to reliance on its AI tools.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate staff and AI to maintain a secure environment,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we further consider it’s very important to limit contact with harmful content as rapidly, which is where a lot of the machine support is proving valuable work at speed.”
