Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to reduce the amount of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the service announced that it presently contains more than 1 thousand million AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
This change is being tested over the following weeks before a full-scale release. This advancement comes amid a rise in content created by AI, spurred by new video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that approximately 10% of the quickest rising video streams on another major platform exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this content is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is frequently illogical or surreal.
“We know from our community that many people like content produced via AI tools, from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we intend to offer the community the option to increase or decrease of that, according to their own choices,” commented a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
The service disclosed that there are now 1.3 billion videos on its service tagged as AI-generated. Overall, in excess of 100 million pieces of content are submitted to the service every day, making clips made by AI a relatively small portion of its complete catalog.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be in a position to reduce or increase the volume of AI content they view by using the topic control option in the application and picking “AI-generated content”. Additional categories that are already be controlled under the setting cover current affairs, fashion, beauty, and movement.
AI Disclosure Rules
Its policies oblige creators to label “realistic” AI-made content, and it bans harmful AI impersonations of well-known individuals or crisis events. Any believable AI-generated clip that is unmarked can be deleted under its terms of service.
Furthermore, the service will now attach an “AI-made” label to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an collaborative effort for spotting artificial media. This step is designed to stop users from trying to bypass the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
The company is also launching a $2m awareness program for specialists and groups to produce educational content about using AI responsibly. This program will benefit educational bodies dedicated to educating programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has supported its content review process, amid discussion over intentions to cut jobs for hundreds of review team members in the UK. TikTok is planning to reduce 439 jobs in its trust and safety department in London, with trade unions and online safety experts voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but AI can safeguard staff by eliminating the most distressing content before it gets reviewed by humans. The company reported a notable drop in shocking and graphic content seen by human moderators over the past year due to the use of its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to combine humans and technology to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have people as integral to the approach, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to limit contact with unsafe media as rapidly, which is where a significant AI assistance is proving valuable operate efficiently.”
