Users will soon have a new feature that permits them to reduce the volume of AI-created videos appearing in their streams. This move comes as the company announced that it now features more than 1 thousand million AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The update is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale launch. This shift comes amid a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by emerging content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
It has been noted that almost a tenth of the quickest rising video streams on a competing service only show content made by AI. A significant portion of this output is considered low-quality AI content, a term for inferior, mass-produced content that is typically illogical or dreamlike.
“We know from our community that many people appreciate content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we aim to give people the power to adjust the amount of that, based on their own likes,” said a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
The platform disclosed that there are presently 1.3 billion videos on its app labeled as made with AI. Overall, in excess of 100 mn videos are added to the app every day, making AI-generated material a limited part of its total content library.
User Control Features
Users will be in a position to limit or boost the level of AI content they see by opening the topic control option in the platform and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that currently be adjusted under the tool include politics, style, beauty, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s rules mandate users to label lifelike AI-generated content, and it bans dangerous AI impersonations of celebrities or emergencies. Any believable AI video that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.
Additionally, the service will now apply an “AI-made” tag to content made using its built-in AI features, or detected by an collaborative effort for spotting artificial media. This measure is designed to help prevent users from attempting to circumvent the labeling process.
Responsible AI Funding
The platform is also introducing a $2m awareness program for experts and institutions to produce educational content about responsible artificial intelligence. This initiative will support educational bodies focused on teaching computer science.
Content Safety Approach
TikTok has defended its moderation strategy, amid debate over plans to make redundant numerous safety staff in the UK. The company is expected to cut 439 jobs in its trust and safety department in the UK capital, with labor groups and internet security professionals expressing worry that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A company official stated that human moderation would remain essential, but automated tools can safeguard staff by eliminating the most harmful content ahead of it has to be seen by humans. The company stated a 76% decrease in explicit and harmful content handled by safety staff over the last 12 months due to the use of its machine learning processes.
It is vital to combine humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we additionally believe it’s very important to limit contact with dangerous material as rapidly, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is making a difference operate efficiently.”
