Users will soon have a new feature that allows them to cut down on the amount of AI-created media appearing in their timelines. This move comes as the platform revealed that it currently hosts over 1 bn AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The new functionality is in a pilot phase over the coming weeks before a full-scale release. This development coincides with a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by new AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that almost one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding content creators on another major platform primarily display AI-generated videos. A large amount of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a term for substandard, mass-produced content that is typically absurd or surreal.
Our research shows that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we intend to give people the power to increase or decrease of that, based on their own preferences,” said a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The service shared that there are now over a billion videos on its network identified as made with AI. In total, more than 100 million media items are uploaded to the app each day, making AI-generated material a relatively small part of its total content library.
User Control Features
Users will be capable of decrease or raise the level of AI-generated videos they see by using the content preference option in the platform and selecting “AI-generated content”. Further subjects that are already be controlled under the setting cover current affairs, style, beauty, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s rules require users to tag convincing artificially created content, and it bans harmful AI impersonations of celebrities or crisis events. Any realistic AI video that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
In addition, the platform will henceforth apply an “AI-made” label to content created with its own AI tools, or flagged by an collaborative effort for recognizing artificial media. This step is designed to stop users from attempting to evade the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
The company is furthermore launching a $2m educational fund for specialists and groups to develop informative material about using AI responsibly. This program will benefit charitable organizations specializing in educating programming and robotics.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has justified its moderation strategy, during debate over intentions to cut jobs for a large number of safety staff in Britain. TikTok is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its trust and safety department in its British office, with labor groups and online safety experts voicing alarm that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A senior executive explained that human moderation would still have a role, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content ahead of it has to be seen by staff. The platform reported a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content reviewed by content reviewers over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to balance humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” she said. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we further consider it’s extremely critical to minimize viewing of harmful content as swiftly, which is where a extensive automated help is really helping us process content quickly.”
