Users will soon have a updated setting that permits them to lessen the volume of AI-created content appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the company announced that it currently hosts in excess of 1 billion AI videos.
Pilot Phase and Launch
This change is in a pilot phase over the following weeks before a global launch. This development aligns with a increase in AI-generated material, spurred by new AI video creators.
The Broader AI Trend
Studies have shown that approximately one in 10 of the most rapidly expanding video streams on a competing service only show AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this material is classified as mass-produced AI material, a phrase for poor-quality, factory-style content that is typically absurd or bizarre.
Our research shows that a lot of users appreciate content produced via AI tools, from computer-generated images to informative clips, and we intend to offer the community the ability to adjust the amount of that, according to their own likes,” commented a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
TikTok disclosed that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its network labeled as made with AI. In total, over 100 mn media items are added to the platform daily, making AI content a minor percentage of its total content library.
User Control Features
Users will be capable of reduce or increase the level of artificial media they view by accessing the “manage topic” setting in the application and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that can already be controlled under the setting include politics, style, beauty, and dance.
AI Disclosure Rules
The platform’s policies require users to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of public figures or emergencies. Any authentic-looking AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be taken down under its terms of service.
In addition, the service will now apply an “AI-made” watermark to content produced via its built-in AI features, or flagged by an collaborative effort for spotting content made by AI. This step is aimed to stop users from seeking to circumvent the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is furthermore launching a $2 million AI literacy fund for experts and institutions to develop informative material about using AI responsibly. This initiative will support charitable organizations focused on training computer science.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has justified its content review process, during debate over plans to make redundant a large number of safety staff in Britain. It is planning to reduce hundreds of positions in its trust and safety team in London, with labor groups and internet security professionals raising concerns that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A company official stated that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by removing the most graphic content before it is viewed by people. The platform announced a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content handled by content reviewers over the previous year due to reliance on its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to integrate staff and AI to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have people as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s extremely critical to reduce exposure to dangerous material as rapidly, which is why a significant AI assistance is making a difference work at speed.”
