The platform is rolling out a new feature that allows them to lessen the volume of AI-made content appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the service revealed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 bn AI videos.
Testing and Rollout
The update is in a pilot phase over the coming weeks before a full-scale release. This shift comes amid a increase in AI-generated material, driven by new content generation software.
AI Proliferation Online
Studies have shown that almost 10% of the quickest rising video streams on a popular video site primarily display AI-generated videos. A considerable share of this output is classified as low-quality AI content, a phrase for poor-quality, mass-produced content that is often illogical or dreamlike.
Based on user feedback that numerous viewers appreciate content created using AI tools, from digital art to educational videos, and we aim to provide users the option to see more or less of that, according to their own preferences,” stated a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
The platform announced that there are now 1.3bn videos on its service labeled as artificially created. In total, more than 100 m pieces of content are uploaded to the app each day, making AI-generated material a limited percentage of its total content library.
Customizing Your Feed
Viewers will be able to limit or boost the amount of AI-generated videos they watch by accessing the topic control setting in the application and selecting AI-made media. Additional categories that are already be modified under the tool include current affairs, style, aesthetics, and movement.
Content Labeling and Policies
Its guidelines oblige users to label convincing artificially created content, and it prohibits harmful fake videos of public figures or crisis events. Any authentic-looking AI-generated clip that is not labeled can be removed under its community policies.
Additionally, the app will from now on add an AI-generated watermark to content created with its own AI tools, or detected by an industry-wide initiative for recognizing content made by AI. This step is designed to stop users from trying to evade the tagging system.
AI Literacy Programs
The platform is furthermore launching a $2 million educational fund for experts and organizations to produce learning resources about ethical AI use. This project will assist educational bodies specializing in training coding and technology.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has justified its moderation strategy, following discussion over plans to cut jobs for numerous content moderators in the United Kingdom. TikTok is set to cut a significant number of roles in its content moderation department in London, with worker representatives and internet security professionals raising concerns that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A company official explained that people-led review would remain essential, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by removing the most harmful content before it gets reviewed by staff. The company announced a notable drop in shocking and graphic content seen by safety staff over the previous year due to intervention by its automated systems.
We believe it is crucial to balance staff and AI to ensure user safety,” the official commented. “We’ll have people as integral to the approach, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to minimize viewing of unsafe media as swiftly, which is the area in which a significant AI assistance is making a difference operate efficiently.”
