TikTok is introducing a new feature that allows them to reduce the amount of AI-made videos appearing in their streams. This step comes as the company disclosed that it presently contains over 1 bn AI videos.
Trial and Implementation
The update is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a global release. This development comes amid a increase in AI-generated material, driven by recent AI video creators.
AI Proliferation Online
Studies have shown that approximately 10% of the quickest rising channels on a popular video site only show clips produced artificially. A considerable share of this material is deemed low-quality AI content, a term for poor-quality, factory-style content that is typically illogical or dreamlike.
Based on user feedback that many people like content made with AI tools, from computer-generated images to educational videos, and we want to give people the power to adjust the amount of that, according to their own likes,” stated a spokesperson.
Volume and Proportions
The platform announced that there are currently over a billion videos on its app labeled as AI-generated. In total, more than 100 m videos are submitted to the platform every day, making clips made by AI a relatively small portion of its complete catalog.
User Control Features
Viewers will be in a position to reduce or increase the level of artificial media they view by using the topic control feature in the app and choosing AI-made media. Other topics that are already be adjusted under the tool include politics, fashion, cosmetics, and choreography.
AI Disclosure Rules
The platform’s policies oblige content makers to tag convincing AI-made content, and it forbids dangerous fake videos of celebrities or critical incidents. Any realistic artificial content that is unmarked can be taken down under its terms of service.
Additionally, the app will now apply an AI-generated tag to content created with its proprietary AI systems, or detected by an collaborative effort for spotting AI-generated material. This action is aimed to stop users from attempting to circumvent the labeling process.
Educational Initiatives
TikTok is furthermore introducing a $2m AI literacy fund for experts and groups to produce educational content about using AI responsibly. This initiative will assist educational bodies specializing in training computer science.
Moderation Strategy
The video-sharing app has defended its moderation strategy, during controversy over plans to make redundant numerous review team members in Britain. It is set to reduce hundreds of positions in its user protection team in London, with labor groups and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that people are being substituted by automated systems.
A senior executive stated that staff-based oversight would remain essential, but automated tools can protect employees by eliminating the most distressing content prior to it has to be seen by staff. TikTok announced a notable drop in disturbing and violent content handled by human moderators over the past year due to intervention by its automated systems.
It is vital to integrate humans and technology to maintain a secure environment,” the executive stated. “We’ll have humans as involved in the system, but we further consider it’s highly necessary to reduce exposure to unsafe media as rapidly, which is where a extensive automated help is really helping us process content quickly.”
