Users will soon have a updated setting that enables them to lessen the amount of AI-made videos appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the company announced that it currently hosts over 1 billion content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The new functionality is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a widespread release. This development aligns with a increase in AI content, driven by recent AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that nearly 10% of the most rapidly expanding video streams on another major platform only show clips produced artificially. A considerable share of this content is considered low-quality AI content, a term for inferior, bulk-generated content that is frequently nonsensical or dreamlike.
Our research shows that numerous viewers appreciate content made with AI tools, including digital art to informative clips, and we aim to offer the community the option to see more or less of that, according to their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
AI on the Platform
TikTok disclosed that there are now over a billion videos on its app labeled as made with AI. Overall, in excess of 100 million videos are submitted to the service every day, making AI-generated material a limited part of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Viewers will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they view by using the topic control setting in the platform and selecting the AI content topic. Additional categories that can already be modified under the setting cover current affairs, clothing, cosmetics, and dance.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s guidelines mandate creators to tag lifelike AI-made content, and it bans dangerous fake videos of well-known individuals or critical incidents. Any believable AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be deleted under its community policies.
In addition, the service will now add an artificially created watermark to content made using its built-in AI features, or detected by an collaborative effort for recognizing content made by AI. This step is aimed to stop users from trying to bypass the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is furthermore establishing a two million dollar educational fund for specialists and institutions to produce informative material about using AI responsibly. This project will assist educational bodies specializing in training computer science.
Platform Protection
The video-sharing app has defended its content review process, amid discussion over plans to lay off a large number of safety staff in the UK. TikTok is planning to eliminate a significant number of roles in its user protection division in the UK capital, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists expressing worry that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A senior executive explained that people-led review would still have a role, but AI can safeguard staff by removing the most graphic content before it gets reviewed by people. TikTok reported a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content seen by content reviewers over the last 12 months due to intervention by its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to balance people and machines to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to limit contact with dangerous material as rapidly, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is proving valuable process content quickly.”
