There seems to be AI slop everywhere. Artificial intelligence-generated low-quality digital entertainment has overtaken our screens, speakers, and feeds. Is there anything that we can do?
Some platforms have released options and features to help reduce AI-generated material, so if you want less cartoonish movies of deceased celebrities, eerie or ridiculous visuals, or false bands playing artificial music, you've come to the right place.
This is a guide to their use. First, though, a warning from Henry Ajder, who has been researching deepfakes since 2018 and advises governments and corporations on AI. He cautioned that completely eliminating AI slop content from all of your feeds is "incredibly difficult."
He likened the haze produced during the industrial revolution, when there were no pollution restrictions in place, to AI slop.
"In this analogy, it will be extremely difficult for people to refrain from inhaling."
Users claimed that the online moodboard for pinning inspiring stuff by themes was overwhelmed by AI content, making Pinterest a poster child for the AI slop problem as a result of its decision to capitalize on the AI boom.
Recently, Pinterest introduced a "tuner" that allows users to customize how much AI material appears in their feeds.
Prior to beginning a more progressive roll-out on iOS, it was initially released on PC and Android operating systems.
Pinterest stated that it would initially cover several categories that are "highly prone to AI modification or generation," including beauty, art, fashion, and home décor. "Now, users can dial down the AI and add more of a human touch," the company claimed.
Since then, additional categories have been introduced, such as architecture, art, entertainment, beauty, fashion for men, women, and children, health, home décor, sports, cuisine, and drink.
You can utilize toggles to specify which categories you would want to see less AI-content in by tapping on GenAI interests after selecting Settings and then "refine your recommendations."
TikTok
The prevalence of AI-generated videos on the short-video sharing app TikTok is not surprising. According to the business, its platform contains at least 1.3 billion video clips that have been identified as artificial intelligence (AI) created.
In November, TikTok announced that it was testing an update that would allow users to have more influence over the AI-generated content that appears in their For You feeds. When it will be generally accessible is unknown. Requests for comment from TikTok were not answered.
Go to Settings, then material Preferences, and finally Manage Topics to check if you have it on the TikTok mobile app. There, you'll find a set of sliders to regulate different kinds of material, including humor, dance, lifestyle, and nature.
By hitting the Share button on the side of a post, selecting Why this Video, then selecting Adjust your For You, and finally selecting Manage subjects, you may also access the settings from the For You feed.
There need to be a new slider that lets you adjust how much AI-generated content you get. If you haven't seen it yet, it could be because the update hasn't reached you yet. Late last year, TikTok announced that it would begin testing the functionality in the upcoming weeks.
The desktop browser interface does not have these controls.
It won't be possible to completely remove AI content from feeds; according to TikTok, the options are meant to customize the content rather than remove or replace it.
"This implies that those who enjoy AI-generated historical content can view more of it, while those who prefer to view less can adjust the settings," the statement read.
Deezer
Users can produce music by just entering some ideas into a chatbot window using song generation software like as Suno and Udio. They can be used by anybody to generate well-written pop songs, but they also result in an abundance of AI music on streaming services, frequently from accounts impersonating actual musicians.
Only one of the music streaming services, Deezer, a smaller player with headquarters in Europe, allows users to distinguish between them by designating tracks as artificial intelligence.
According to Henry Ajder, "Deezer has been really, really pushing the anti-AI generation music narrative."
Deezer says 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks, or more than 39% of the daily total, are uploaded to its platform every day and last year it detected and labeled more than 13.4 million AI tracks. According to the firm, those involved are attempting to profit from bogus streams.
Change your platform
A new generation of apps is available for people who wish to stay away from AI, if you can break away from Big Tech platforms.
AI-generated work is prohibited on the artist portfolio sharing website Cara. Users of Pixelfed, an ad-free Instagram competitor, can join several servers or communities, such as one for art that forbids AI-generated content. Spread is a brand-new social media site that offers material for users who wish to "escape the flood of AI slop" and "access human ideas."
Keep an eye out for the impending release of diVine, a reimagining of Vine, the short-form video app that was abandoned by Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter. For Apple iOS, the app has only been accessible as a limited prerelease. It claims to have "No AI Slop" and use a variety of methods to identify AI. A beta app for Android is anticipated shortly. The business intends to release it in app stores shortly, but additional time is needed to prepare for the unforeseenly huge demand.
