The platform is rolling out a fresh option that permits them to cut down on the volume of AI-created content appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the platform announced that it presently contains over 1 thousand million AI-generated clips.
Testing and Rollout
This change is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale release. This development comes amid a increase in AI-generated material, driven by emerging AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that nearly 10% of the quickest rising content creators on another major platform only show AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this output is classified as mass-produced AI material, a term for inferior, factory-style content that is frequently illogical or surreal.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers appreciate content produced via AI tools, including AI artwork to educational videos, and we want to give people the option to increase or decrease of that, based on their own preferences,” said a platform representative.
Volume and Proportions
The service shared that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its service tagged as artificially created. In total, over 100 mn media items are added to the service daily, making clips made by AI a limited part of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they see by accessing the “manage topic” setting in the app and choosing the AI content topic. Further subjects that currently be controlled under the filter encompass politics, fashion, cosmetics, and movement.
AI Disclosure Rules
Its rules require content makers to label convincing artificially created content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of celebrities or critical incidents. Any believable AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
In addition, the app will henceforth add an AI-generated tag to content produced via its own AI tools, or identified by an collaborative effort for identifying artificial media. This step is aimed to help prevent users from attempting to evade the tagging system.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is furthermore establishing a $2m AI literacy fund for experts and organizations to develop educational content about responsible artificial intelligence. This project will benefit non-profit groups dedicated to training coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has supported its moderation strategy, during controversy over proposals to cut jobs for numerous safety staff in the UK. The company is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its user protection team in London, with labor groups and internet security professionals expressing worry that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A trust and safety lead stated that human moderation would continue to be important, but automated tools can protect employees by eliminating the most harmful content prior to it is viewed by people. The company announced a 76% decrease in disturbing and violent content seen by human moderators over the last 12 months due to intervention by its AI tools.
We believe it is crucial to balance humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we additionally believe it’s very important to limit contact with harmful content as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a lot of the machine support is really helping us work at speed.”
