The platform is rolling out a fresh option that allows them to cut down on the volume of AI-made media appearing in their timelines. This step comes as the company disclosed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 billion AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The update is being tested over the coming weeks before a widespread rollout. This shift comes amid a surge in AI-generated material, driven by recent content generation software.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that approximately a tenth of the quickest rising video streams on another major platform primarily display AI-generated videos. A significant portion of this output is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for inferior, bulk-generated content that is typically nonsensical or surreal.
“We know from our community that many people like content produced via AI tools, from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we intend to provide users the power to adjust the amount of that, depending on their own likes,” commented a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
TikTok disclosed that there are now over a billion videos on its service labeled as made with AI. Overall, more than 100 m media items are added to the service each day, making AI content a limited percentage of its total content library.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be able to limit or boost the volume of artificial media they watch by using the topic control option in the app and selecting “AI-generated content”. Additional categories that currently be adjusted under the filter encompass current affairs, clothing, beauty, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
TikTok’s rules require users to label “realistic” artificially created content, and it bans malicious fake videos of public figures or crisis events. Any believable AI-generated clip that is without a tag can be taken down under its terms of service.
Additionally, the app will now add an artificially created label to content made using its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an collaborative effort for identifying artificial media. This step is intended to deter users from seeking to circumvent the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
The platform is additionally launching a two million dollar AI literacy fund for professionals and organizations to produce informative material about ethical AI use. This initiative will support charitable organizations focused on training computer science.
Platform Protection
The video-sharing app has defended its content review process, during controversy over plans to cut jobs for hundreds of content moderators in Britain. The company is planning to reduce 439 jobs in its user protection division in London, with labor groups and online safety experts raising concerns that staff are being displaced by automated systems.
A senior executive explained that people-led review would remain essential, but AI can shield workers by filtering out the most graphic content prior to it is viewed by humans. TikTok announced a 76% decrease in explicit and harmful content seen by human moderators over the previous year due to reliance on its automated systems.
“We think that it’s essential to combine humans and technology to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as part of that process, but we additionally believe it’s highly necessary to limit contact with unsafe media as rapidly, which is where a extensive automated help is proving valuable process content quickly.”
