Users will soon have a updated setting that allows them to lessen the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their streams. This step comes as the platform announced that it currently hosts in excess of 1 bn content made with AI.
Trial and Implementation
This change is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a global rollout. This development coincides with a surge in content created by AI, driven by recent content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that nearly one in 10 of the quickest rising content creators on a competing service exclusively feature content made by AI. A considerable share of this output is classified as “AI slop”, a term for substandard, bulk-generated content that is typically illogical or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers appreciate content created using AI tools, including AI artwork to informative clips, and we aim to provide users the power to increase or decrease of that, according to their own choices,” said a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
The platform announced that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its app identified as AI-generated. In total, in excess of 100 million videos are uploaded to the service daily, making AI content a relatively small part of its complete catalog.
User Control Features
Members will be able to reduce or increase the volume of AI-generated videos they watch by accessing the topic control option in the platform and choosing the AI content topic. Other topics that can already be modified under the setting include news, clothing, beauty, and choreography.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s policies require users to label “realistic” AI-generated content, and it prohibits harmful AI impersonations of public figures or emergencies. Any believable AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be deleted under its terms of service.
Furthermore, the service will henceforth apply an AI-generated label to content produced via its built-in AI features, or flagged by an industry-wide initiative for recognizing content made by AI. This measure is intended to help prevent users from attempting to circumvent the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is additionally launching a $2 million AI literacy fund for professionals and institutions to create learning resources about ethical AI use. This project will assist charitable organizations focused on training programming and robotics.
Platform Protection
The video-sharing app has defended its safety measures, during discussion over proposals to make redundant numerous safety staff in Britain. TikTok is set to reduce hundreds of positions in its trust and safety division in the UK capital, with trade unions and internet security professionals raising concerns that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would continue to be important, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by eliminating the most distressing content ahead of it is viewed by staff. The platform announced a significant reduction in explicit and harmful content reviewed by safety staff over the last 12 months due to the use of its machine learning processes.
It is vital to combine humans and technology to keep the platform safe,” the official commented. “We’ll have humans as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s extremely critical to limit contact with unsafe media as quickly as possible, which is where a extensive automated help is making a difference work at speed.”