TikTok scales back AI-generated video descriptions after absurd errors
While only rolled out to some users, the feature's bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.
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"The new AI Overview is so bad it feels like it has to be a joke."
— Brett Vanderbrook , Influencer
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Brett Vanderbrook is a TikTok user and creator known for sharing humorous content.
Charli D'Amelio is a popular TikTok influencer and dancer.
Charli D’Amelio is a popular social media influencer known for her dance videos on TikTok.
Olivia Rodrigo is a pop star known for her heartfelt songs and albums.
Colombian singer known for her performances and music.
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While only rolled out to some users, the feature's bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.
TikTok's new AI feature, intended to provide video summaries, produced nonsensical descriptions like 'a collection of different blueberries with different toppings' for influencer Charli D’Amelio's video, leading to the feature's rollback.
TikTok's AI-generated video descriptions feature, which was rolled out to select users, faced backlash due to bizarre outputs, prompting the company to scale back the feature.
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