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TikTok is introducing a new feature that enables them to lessen the quantity of AI-made content appearing in their feeds. This step comes as the company revealed that it currently hosts more than 1 thousand million AI videos.

Trial and Implementation

The new functionality is in a pilot phase over the next few weeks before a full-scale launch. This advancement comes amid a increase in content created by AI, driven by new video-generation tools.

AI Proliferation Online

Studies have shown that almost 10% of the fastest-growing content creators on a popular video site primarily display content made by AI. A considerable share of this output is classified as “AI slop”, a label for substandard, bulk-generated content that is typically absurd or dreamlike.

Based on user feedback that a lot of users enjoy content made with AI tools, from digital art to informative clips, and we aim to provide users the power to adjust the amount of that, according to their own preferences,” commented a platform representative.

Volume and Proportions

TikTok announced that there are now 1.3 billion videos on its service identified as made with AI. In total, over 100 million pieces of content are added to the service each day, making clips made by AI a limited part of its total content library.

Customizing Your Feed

Members will be able to limit or boost the amount of AI-generated videos they see by opening the topic control feature in the application and picking the AI content topic. Further subjects that currently be adjusted under the setting encompass current affairs, style, beauty, and dance.

Content Labeling and Policies

Its rules mandate content makers to tag “realistic” AI-made content, and it forbids harmful AI impersonations of public figures or critical incidents. Any realistic artificial content that is without a tag can be taken down under its community policies.

In addition, the service will from now on apply an artificially created tag to content created with its own AI tools, or flagged by an cross-platform project for spotting AI-generated material. This action is designed to deter users from trying to circumvent the disclosure requirement.

AI Literacy Programs

TikTok is furthermore establishing a two million dollar AI literacy fund for professionals and groups to create learning resources about ethical AI use. This program will support educational bodies specializing in educating programming and robotics.

Platform Protection

The platform has supported its safety measures, amid controversy over plans to lay off a large number of safety staff in the UK. It is expected to reduce hundreds of positions in its content moderation division in the UK capital, with worker representatives and digital protection specialists voicing alarm that humans are being replaced by machine-led review.

A trust and safety lead clarified that staff-based oversight would still have a role, but artificial intelligence can protect employees by eliminating the most distressing content before it gets reviewed by humans. TikTok announced a significant reduction in disturbing and violent content handled by safety staff over the last 12 months due to the use of its AI tools.

We believe it is crucial to integrate humans and technology to ensure user safety,” she said. “We’ll have staff as integral to the approach, but we additionally believe it’s very important to reduce exposure to unsafe media as rapidly, which is the area in which a extensive automated help is really helping us work at speed.”