Users will soon have a new feature that permits them to lessen the quantity of artificial intelligence-produced content appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the company disclosed that it presently contains more than 1 bn content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
This change is undergoing trials over the following weeks before a widespread launch. This development coincides with a increase in AI content, fueled by emerging video-generation tools.
AI Proliferation Online
It has been noted that nearly one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding channels on a competing service only show clips produced artificially. A large amount of this content is classified as “AI slop”, a label for inferior, mass-produced content that is typically absurd or dreamlike.
Our research shows that many people appreciate content made with AI tools, from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we aim to provide users the power to see more or less of that, depending on their own likes,” stated a company executive.
AI on the Platform
The service announced that there are currently over a billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. Collectively, over 100 mn videos are added to the service each day, making AI content a relatively small portion of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Users will be capable of reduce or increase the amount of AI-generated videos they see by opening the “manage topic” option in the app and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that can already be adjusted under the setting cover news, fashion, cosmetics, and choreography.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s guidelines mandate users to tag convincing artificially created content, and it prohibits malicious fake videos of public figures or critical incidents. Any realistic artificial content that is unmarked can be taken down under its user guidelines.
In addition, the service will from now on add an “AI-made” watermark to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or flagged by an cross-platform project for identifying artificial media. This measure is aimed to help prevent users from attempting to bypass the disclosure requirement.
Educational Initiatives
The company is furthermore introducing a $2 million AI literacy fund for specialists and groups to create educational content about ethical AI use. This project will support charitable organizations focused on teaching computer science.
Platform Protection
The video-sharing app has defended its content review process, amid discussion over proposals to cut jobs for numerous safety staff in the United Kingdom. TikTok is set to reduce 439 jobs in its user protection team in its British office, with worker representatives and internet security professionals expressing worry that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.
A company official stated that people-led review would continue to be important, but automated tools can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content ahead of it is viewed by people. The platform announced a notable drop in shocking and graphic content reviewed by safety staff over the last 12 months due to the use of its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to balance people and machines to maintain a secure environment,” she said. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s extremely critical to minimize viewing of unsafe media as swiftly, which is the area in which a lot of the machine support is really helping us work at speed.”
