Users will soon have a new feature that allows them to lessen the amount of AI-made content appearing in their streams. This initiative comes as the service disclosed that it currently hosts more than 1 bn AI-generated clips.
Trial and Implementation
The new functionality is being tested over the next few weeks before a full-scale release. This advancement comes amid a rise in AI-generated material, fueled by new content generation software.
The Broader AI Trend
It has been noted that almost a tenth of the fastest-growing content creators on a competing service primarily display clips produced artificially. A significant portion of this output is considered “AI slop”, a label for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is often absurd or bizarre.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers like content produced via AI tools, from digital art to informative clips, and we aim to offer the community the option to see more or less of that, depending on their own preferences,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
The platform announced that there are now 1.3 billion videos on its network tagged as artificially created. In total, more than 100 million pieces of content are uploaded to the app every day, making clips made by AI a minor portion of its complete catalog.
User Control Features
Viewers will be capable of decrease or raise the amount of AI-generated videos they view by opening the “manage topic” option in the app and choosing the AI content topic. Additional categories that are already be modified under the tool cover news, clothing, cosmetics, and dance.
Platform Guidelines
The platform’s guidelines mandate creators to label “realistic” artificially created content, and it forbids dangerous deepfakes of public figures or critical incidents. Any realistic AI video that is without a tag can be removed under its community policies.
Furthermore, the service will from now on apply an artificially created tag to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or identified by an cross-platform project for recognizing artificial media. This action is designed to deter users from seeking to circumvent the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
The company is additionally launching a two million dollar AI literacy fund for specialists and institutions to create informative material about using AI responsibly. This program will assist educational bodies specializing in teaching coding and technology.
Platform Protection
The platform has defended its content review process, amid controversy over proposals to lay off numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. The company is expected to reduce a significant number of roles in its content moderation team in the UK capital, with worker representatives and internet security professionals raising concerns that people are being substituted by machine-led review.
A company official explained that people-led review would still have a role, but AI can safeguard staff by filtering out the most distressing content before it gets reviewed by staff. TikTok announced a notable drop in shocking and graphic content reviewed by content reviewers over the past year due to reliance on its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to integrate staff and AI to maintain a secure environment,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as integral to the approach, but we additionally believe it’s extremely critical to minimize viewing of harmful content as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is really helping us process content quickly.”
