TikTok is introducing a new feature that enables them to reduce the amount of artificial intelligence-produced media appearing in their timelines. This initiative comes as the platform disclosed that it now features over 1 billion content made with AI.
Testing and Rollout
The new functionality is undergoing trials over the coming weeks before a full-scale launch. This shift comes amid a rise in content created by AI, driven by new AI video creators.
AI Content on Other Platforms
Recent reports that nearly 10% of the most rapidly expanding channels on a competing service only show content made by AI. A significant portion of this content is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for substandard, bulk-generated content that is often illogical or surreal.
“We know from our community that numerous viewers appreciate content created using AI tools, from digital art to educational videos, and we intend to give people the option to see more or less of that, according to their own likes,” said a platform representative.
AI on the Platform
TikTok announced that there are presently 1.3bn videos on its network labeled as artificially created. Collectively, in excess of 100 mn pieces of content are uploaded to the service daily, making AI content a limited percentage of its overall inventory.
Customizing Your Feed
Members will be in a position to reduce or increase the volume of AI content they see by accessing the topic control feature in the platform and picking AI-made media. Additional categories that are already be adjusted under the setting encompass current affairs, fashion, aesthetics, and choreography.
Platform Guidelines
TikTok’s policies require creators to tag convincing artificially created content, and it prohibits malicious AI impersonations of public figures or emergencies. Any believable artificial content that is without a tag can be removed under its community policies.
Additionally, the app will now add an artificially created label to content produced via its built-in AI features, or identified by an collaborative effort for identifying content made by AI. This action is designed to stop users from trying to evade the tagging system.
Responsible AI Funding
TikTok is additionally launching a two million dollar educational fund for professionals and groups to create informative material about responsible artificial intelligence. This initiative will benefit charitable organizations specializing in training computer science.
Moderation Strategy
TikTok has defended its content review process, amid controversy over proposals to make redundant hundreds of review team members in the UK. TikTok is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its user protection division in London, with trade unions and online safety experts voicing alarm that people are being substituted by machine-led review.
A senior executive clarified that staff-based oversight would continue to be important, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by removing the most graphic content ahead of it has to be seen by humans. TikTok announced a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content handled by content reviewers over the last 12 months due to intervention by its automated systems.
It is vital to combine staff and AI to maintain a secure environment,” the official commented. “We’ll have humans as part of that process, but we also think it’s very important to minimize viewing of harmful content as quickly as possible, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is really helping us process content quickly.”
