- A new report from video editing company Kapwing shows that AI slop is flooding TikTok at an alarming rate.
- Nearly 60% of videos appearing on the “For You” recommendation page for new users are AI-generated or low-quality AI content. This rate is three times higher than the amount of AI content new users see on YouTube.
- The children’s content group is the segment most severely affected on the platform.
- Kapwing identified the Kids category as having the highest density of AI slop in the entire study. The hashtag #cartoonkids is almost completely dominated by AI.
- Out of 100 videos examined under this hashtag, only 3 videos were confirmed to be human-created.
- The study also found that TikTok’s algorithm will rapidly amplify AI content if users express interest in this type of content.
- Once an account interacts with AI content, the system continues to recommend even more AI videos in the feed.
- Experts warn that children are increasingly being exposed to low-quality and unverified AI content.
- The article suggests that this phenomenon could negatively impact the cognitive abilities and information evaluation skills of young users.
- Increasingly realistic deepfakes are also contributing to the spread of misinformation and political propaganda.
- TikTok is not the only platform facing this issue.
- Facebook and Instagram are also seeing a growing number of bizarre AI images and videos aimed at baiting engagement.
- In November of last year, TikTok announced a feature allowing users to increase or decrease the amount of AI content appearing in their feeds.
- TikTok stated that many people still love AI-generated content, such as digital art or science explanation videos.
- YouTube has also begun expanding its labeling of AI content to increase transparency.
- However, YouTube has not yet changed its video recommendation methods or monetization policies regarding AI content.
- According to a cited New York Times article, renowned deepfake expert Hany Farid admitted that he no longer fully trusts his own naked eye to distinguish between real and fake content.
- 📌 Conclusion: Kapwing’s report shows that AI slop has become a massive part of the TikTok ecosystem, with nearly 60% of videos recommended to new users being AI content, which is three times higher than YouTube. Most concerning is the children’s sector, where the hashtag #cartoonkids has only 3 out of 100 videos created by humans. While TikTok and YouTube are deploying control and labeling tools, the rapid evolution of AI and deepfakes makes distinguishing between real and fake content increasingly difficult, even for leading experts.
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