Users will soon have a fresh option that enables them to cut down on the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their timelines. This move comes as the company disclosed that it now features over 1 billion AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The new functionality is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a widespread launch. This shift comes amid a increase in AI-generated material, spurred by new content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that almost one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding content creators on a popular video site only show AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a phrase for substandard, bulk-generated content that is typically nonsensical or dreamlike.
“We know from our community that numerous viewers appreciate content made with AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we intend to offer the community the ability to see more or less of that, based on their own likes,” commented a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The platform disclosed that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its service labeled as AI-generated. In total, over 100 million videos are added to the service every day, making clips made by AI a limited part of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Viewers will be capable of decrease or raise the level of AI content they see by accessing the topic control setting in the app and picking “AI-generated content”. Other topics that can already be adjusted under the filter include news, clothing, cosmetics, and choreography.
AI Disclosure Rules
The platform’s rules oblige creators to identify lifelike AI-generated content, and it prohibits malicious deepfakes of well-known individuals or crisis events. Any realistic AI video that is unmarked can be deleted under its community policies.
In addition, the app will from now on add an AI-generated label to content produced via its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an industry-wide initiative for identifying artificial media. This step is aimed to help prevent users from attempting to evade the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is additionally introducing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for specialists and organizations to produce learning resources about responsible artificial intelligence. This program will support educational bodies dedicated to teaching coding and technology.
Platform Protection
TikTok has defended its moderation strategy, during debate over intentions to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in Britain. The company is set to reduce 439 jobs in its content moderation division in the UK capital, with worker representatives and online safety experts expressing worry that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A trust and safety lead explained that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but AI can protect employees by filtering out the most graphic content before it has to be seen by staff. The company reported a notable drop in explicit and harmful content seen by safety staff over the past year due to reliance on its machine learning processes.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” she said. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we further consider it’s very important to reduce exposure to dangerous material as rapidly, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference operate efficiently.”
