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    TikTok lays off hundreds of employees, they will be replaced by Al technology

    In the explanation of the decision, it is stated that this is partly the result of the transition to the use of the Al tool to a greater extent when it comes to content moderation.

    Some sources claim that 700 people have been laid off in , while TikTok states that there will be less than 500 layoffs.

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    The cancellations are part of a broader plan to streamline TikTok's content moderation process globally. Such measures could happen shortly as the company consolidates its operations.

    By the way, TikTok currently uses a combination of AI technology and human moderators to monitor the huge amount of content posted on the platform.

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    The company said the restructuring was necessary to strengthen the company's global operating model for content moderation.

    It also unveiled a plan to invest $2 billion in trust and security initiatives globally, with much of the content moderation task already automated.

    According to Reuters “We're making these changes as part of our ongoing efforts to further strengthen our global operating model for content moderation,” the unnamed spokesperson said.

    “We expect to invest U.S. $2 billion globally in trust and safety in 2024 alone and are continuing to improve the efficacy of our efforts, with 80% of violative content now removed by automated technologies.”

    The job of content moderators is to review user-generated posts, including texts, images, and videos, to determine if they should be deleted, restricted or remain unchanged, based on platform policies. In May, TikTok said it had more than 40,000 people working as content moderators across the globe.

    Speaking of layoffs, the layoffs come as global tech companies come under pressure from regulators in Malaysia following a surge in harmful content online.

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    Jasbir
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