From PC Mag: Is AI taking human jobs? It already has been—and is now being used to effectively replace some human moderators at TikTok.
TikTok has confirmed it's laying of "hundreds" of employees globally as part of a broader shift toward AI-powered content moderation. "We're making these changes as part of our ongoing efforts to further strengthen our global operating model for content moderation," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.
An estimated 500 TikTok employees in Malaysia are being laid off, according to the video platform's parent company ByteDance. Laid-off staff were notified of their terminations by email on Wednesday, according to some of the employees. TikTok is also looking to further consolidate some of its regional operations in the coming months—and previously laid off staff in marketing and operations earlier this year.
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