AI Mishap: TikTok Tool Enables Creation of Offensive Content
TikTok accidentally shared a link to an unfinished version of its new AI tool, allowing users to create videos with digital avatars that speak. Some users, like CNN, were able to make videos with harmful content, including quotes from Hitler and dangerous messages. This unfinished version has been removed, but TikTok says the final secure tool will still launch as planned.
TikTok’s new advertising tool, Symphony Digital Avatars, launched with an unexpected problem. It lets businesses create ads using digital spokespeople based on real actors. These avatars can speak lines using AI technology, following TikTok’s ad rules.
However, CNN found a security flaw: an early version of the tool was accessible to regular TikTok users, not just businesses. This version lacked safeguards, letting users create videos with avatars saying harmful things.
These videos didn’t have a watermark that shows content is AI-generated, a feature in the final tool. The flawed version has been removed. TikTok promises the official launch will be secure, limited to authorized businesses, with AI watermarks.
