The platform is rolling out a updated setting that permits them to lessen the amount of AI-created content appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the platform revealed that it currently hosts over 1 billion content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
This change is being tested over the next few weeks before a global launch. This shift coincides with a surge in AI content, fueled by emerging AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that nearly one in 10 of the quickest rising channels on another major platform exclusively feature AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this content is classified as low-quality AI content, a phrase for substandard, factory-style content that is often illogical or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers appreciate content made with AI tools, from digital art to educational videos, and we want to give people the option to see more or less of that, depending on their own likes,” commented a company executive.
AI on the Platform
The service disclosed that there are currently 1.3 billion videos on its app tagged as AI-generated. In total, more than 100 m videos are submitted to the service daily, making AI content a relatively small percentage of its complete catalog.
User Control Features
Users will be able to decrease or raise the amount of AI content they see by opening the “manage topic” option in the app and picking the AI content topic. Other topics that can already be modified under the setting include politics, clothing, cosmetics, and dance.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s policies require content makers to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it bans malicious AI impersonations of well-known individuals or critical incidents. Any authentic-looking AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be taken down under its community policies.
Furthermore, the platform will from now on apply an “AI-made” tag to content produced via its own AI tools, or identified by an industry-wide initiative for spotting artificial media. This step is designed to deter users from attempting to bypass the disclosure requirement.
AI Literacy Programs
The platform is additionally establishing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for specialists and institutions to create informative material about ethical AI use. This program will support educational bodies focused on training computer science.
Platform Protection
TikTok has supported its moderation strategy, amid debate over plans to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. TikTok is planning to reduce a significant number of roles in its trust and safety team in London, with labor groups and online safety experts voicing alarm that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A senior executive clarified that human moderation would remain essential, but automated tools can shield workers by filtering out the most graphic content prior to it gets reviewed by staff. The platform stated a notable drop in shocking and graphic content reviewed by safety staff over the last 12 months due to reliance on its AI tools.
It is vital to combine humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have staff as involved in the system, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of harmful content as swiftly, which is why a significant AI assistance is really helping us work at speed.”
