Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to lessen the quantity of AI-made videos appearing in their feeds. This move comes as the platform revealed that it now features more than 1 bn content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is being tested over the next few weeks before a global rollout. This advancement comes amid a rise in AI content, fueled by new content generation software.
AI Proliferation Online
It has been noted that approximately a tenth of the most rapidly expanding content creators on a popular video site exclusively feature content made by AI. A significant portion of this output is classified as low-quality AI content, a phrase for inferior, bulk-generated content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
Our research shows that a lot of users like content made with AI tools, from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we aim to give people the option to increase or decrease of that, depending on their own preferences,” commented a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
The platform announced that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its service tagged as artificially created. Collectively, over 100 m videos are added to the service daily, making AI content a limited percentage of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Viewers will be capable of reduce or increase the amount of artificial media they view by accessing the “manage topic” option in the app and selecting the AI content topic. Additional categories that currently be adjusted under the setting include current affairs, clothing, beauty, and choreography.
AI Disclosure Rules
TikTok’s guidelines oblige creators to tag lifelike AI-made content, and it prohibits dangerous fake videos of celebrities or critical incidents. Any realistic AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
In addition, the service will now apply an AI-generated watermark to content produced via its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for identifying content made by AI. This measure is aimed to deter users from seeking to evade the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is additionally introducing a $2m educational fund for professionals and groups to develop learning resources about responsible artificial intelligence. This program will assist non-profit groups dedicated to training computer science.
Content Safety Approach
TikTok has justified its safety measures, during controversy over intentions to make redundant numerous review team members in the UK. The company is planning to eliminate 439 jobs in its content moderation department in London, with trade unions and online safety experts expressing worry that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A company official stated that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most graphic content ahead of it has to be seen by people. TikTok reported a 76% decrease in explicit and harmful content seen by human moderators over the previous year due to reliance on its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to combine staff and AI to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have humans as integral to the approach, but we further consider it’s very important to limit contact with dangerous material as rapidly, which is why a significant AI assistance is proving valuable work at speed.”
