TikTok is introducing a new feature that allows them to cut down on the quantity of AI-created content appearing in their streams. This step comes as the company disclosed that it currently hosts more than 1 thousand million content made with AI.
Pilot Phase and Launch
The update is undergoing trials over the next few weeks before a widespread release. This development comes amid a surge in content created by AI, spurred by new content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Studies have shown that nearly 10% of the quickest rising content creators on a competing service exclusively feature content made by AI. A considerable share of this output is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is frequently absurd or surreal.
Our research shows that numerous viewers enjoy content made with AI tools, from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we intend to provide users the power to increase or decrease of that, according to their own preferences,” stated a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
TikTok announced that there are currently over a billion videos on its network identified as artificially created. Collectively, more than 100 m media items are uploaded to the platform each day, making AI content a minor percentage of its overall inventory.
User Control Features
Viewers will be able to limit or boost the level of artificial media they see by opening the “manage topic” feature in the application and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that can already be adjusted under the setting encompass news, fashion, beauty, and movement.
Platform Guidelines
TikTok’s policies require creators to identify convincing artificially created content, and it prohibits harmful fake videos of well-known individuals or crisis events. Any realistic AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be removed under its user guidelines.
Furthermore, the app will henceforth attach an “AI-made” tag to content created with its built-in AI features, or flagged by an cross-platform project for spotting AI-generated material. This action is designed to deter users from trying to bypass the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is also launching a $2m awareness program for specialists and groups to create learning resources about ethical AI use. This initiative will assist non-profit groups specializing in educating computer science.
Platform Protection
The platform has justified its content review process, following discussion over intentions to lay off numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. It is expected to cut 439 jobs in its user protection team in London, with labor groups and online safety experts voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by automated systems.
A senior executive stated that people-led review would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by filtering out the most graphic content ahead of it is viewed by people. The platform announced a significant reduction in shocking and graphic content seen by human moderators over the previous year due to the use of its machine learning processes.
“We think that it’s essential to combine humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have humans as integral to the approach, but we also think it’s very important to minimize viewing of harmful content as swiftly, which is why a significant AI assistance is making a difference process content quickly.”
