Users will soon have a new feature that enables them to lessen the quantity of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the company announced that it presently contains over 1 billion AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
The new functionality is in a pilot phase over the following weeks before a full-scale release. This development comes amid a surge in content created by AI, fueled by recent video-generation tools.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that approximately a tenth of the quickest rising channels on another major platform only show AI-generated videos. A large amount of this output is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for inferior, mass-produced content that is often illogical or dreamlike.
Based on user feedback that a lot of users appreciate content made with AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we intend to offer the community the power to increase or decrease of that, according to their own choices,” stated a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The service disclosed that there are now over a billion videos on its service tagged as made with AI. In total, over 100 million pieces of content are submitted to the platform every day, making AI-generated material a relatively small portion of its overall inventory.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be able to reduce or increase the level of AI content they view by accessing the content preference option in the app and selecting “AI-generated content”. Other topics that are already be modified under the filter encompass current affairs, clothing, cosmetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s policies mandate creators to label convincing AI-made content, and it prohibits harmful AI impersonations of public figures or critical incidents. Any believable artificial content that is not labeled can be taken down under its user guidelines.
Additionally, the service will from now on apply an artificially created tag to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an cross-platform project for spotting content made by AI. This action is intended to deter users from seeking to bypass the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is furthermore establishing a $2m AI literacy fund for experts and organizations to create educational content about using AI responsibly. This project will benefit non-profit groups specializing in training coding and technology.
Platform Protection
TikTok has defended its moderation strategy, amid debate over proposals to cut jobs for a large number of review team members in the UK. TikTok is set to eliminate hundreds of positions in its trust and safety division in London, with labor groups and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that people are being substituted by AI moderation.
A trust and safety lead stated that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by filtering out the most graphic content prior to it has to be seen by people. The company reported a notable drop in explicit and harmful content reviewed by content reviewers over the past year due to the use of its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to combine people and machines to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as part of that process, but we additionally believe it’s extremely critical to limit contact with harmful content as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is making a difference work at speed.”
