The AI Podcast TikTok Adds Tool to Block AI Thumbnail Bait
Nov 21, 2025
TikTok has introduced a new feature to block videos with AI-generated thumbnails, aiming to enhance user trust. The discussion highlights the polarizing opinions on AI content, with some praising its creativity while others criticize it as 'AI slop.' The platform's AIGC controls allow users to customize their exposure to AI-generated material. Additionally, TikTok is investing in AI literacy through a $2 million fund for nonprofits. Innovations like invisible watermarking are also explored as a means to identify AI content.
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UGC Blended With AI Ads
- TikTok shifted from purely user-generated content to a mix that includes AI-generated posts and ads mimicking UGC.
- Jaeden Schafer observes this change blurred lines between polished ads and authentic user videos.
User Control Over AI Content
- TikTok's new AIGC slider lets users control how much AI-generated content appears in their feed.
- Jaeden Schafer says this gives users a hard-coded way to override engagement-driven algorithm signals.
Viral Fake Animal Break-In Story
- Jaeden Schafer describes a viral AI video where a deer and a bear appear in a bathroom and viewers initially thought it was real.
- He notes small glitches like disappearing objects revealed the clip as AI-generated to some viewers.