Artificial Intelligence

• Under pressure from Hollywood, TikTok agrees to “maintain strong guardrails” for AI content
• Can Zoom use creator partnerships to adjust the information served up by AI chatbots?

  Zoom wants to change its perception among AI chatbots, so it's working with influencers to tune referral information.

  
• TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users

  After learning that labels are not a one-stop solution for AI slop, TikTok is adding new layers of transparency.

  
• Google, Idris Elba pledge $1 million to bring generative AI to African creators

  Google and Idris Elba's Akuna Group have announced a $1 million initiative that will bring Gemini to underserved African creators.

  
• YouTube creator content now appears in 25% of AI chatbot responses
• Report: Nearly 60% of videos recommended to new TikTok accounts are AI slop
• YouTube is making AI labels easier to read (and applying them automatically)
• At Cannes, ByteDance brings generative AI films into the market
• Spotify has a new use for “verified” check marks: They can identify human creators
• YouTube cozies up to Hollywood by sharing its deepfake detector with studios
• Does OpenAI’s Sora shutdown show us that the internet has had its fill of AI slop?
• YouTube enters next phase of deepfake crackdown with likeness detection for celebs and journalists