TikTok is introducing a updated setting that allows them to cut down on the amount of artificial intelligence-produced videos appearing in their feeds. This step comes as the service revealed that it currently hosts in excess of 1 bn AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
The update is being tested over the coming weeks before a full-scale release. This shift comes amid a rise in content created by AI, fueled by new AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that nearly a tenth of the quickest rising content creators on a popular video site primarily display content made by AI. A large amount of this output is considered low-quality AI content, a phrase for substandard, mass-produced content that is frequently absurd or dreamlike.
Our research shows that many people enjoy content produced via AI tools, ranging from computer-generated images to science explainers, and we want to give people the option to see more or less of that, depending on their own preferences,” said a spokesperson.
Scale of AI Content
The service announced that there are now 1.3bn videos on its app labeled as made with AI. In total, over 100 mn pieces of content are uploaded to the service each day, making clips made by AI a minor percentage of its complete catalog.
How to Adjust Settings
Users will be capable of decrease or raise the amount of AI-generated videos they see by opening the topic control setting in the application and choosing AI-made media. Additional categories that can already be adjusted under the tool include politics, style, cosmetics, and choreography.
Content Labeling and Policies
The platform’s guidelines mandate content makers to tag convincing AI-generated content, and it forbids dangerous fake videos of well-known individuals or emergencies. Any believable AI video that is without a tag can be removed under its community policies.
In addition, the platform will henceforth apply an AI-generated watermark to content made using its built-in AI features, or detected by an cross-platform project for spotting content made by AI. This step is designed to help prevent users from trying to circumvent the disclosure requirement.
Responsible AI Funding
The company is furthermore launching a $2 million educational fund for specialists and organizations to produce informative material about using AI responsibly. This project will assist non-profit groups specializing in teaching computer science.
Platform Protection
The platform has supported its moderation strategy, following discussion over plans to lay off hundreds of safety staff in the UK. TikTok is set to reduce a significant number of roles in its trust and safety division in the UK capital, with labor groups and digital protection specialists expressing worry that humans are being replaced by AI moderation.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can safeguard staff by filtering out the most distressing content before it gets reviewed by humans. The company reported a 76% decrease in disturbing and violent content handled by human moderators over the past year due to reliance on its AI tools.
It is vital to integrate humans and technology to keep the platform safe,” she said. “We’ll have staff as part of that process, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to limit contact with dangerous material as quickly as possible, which is why a significant AI assistance is really helping us operate efficiently.”
