Parents Petition TikTok Over Concerns That AI Influencers Promote Unrealistic Beauty Standards to Kids
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More than 12,000 parents petitioned TikTok to better label AI-generated influencers over concerns they promote unrealistic beauty standards and body image issues.
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Virtual influencers have existed for years, but recent advances in AI have made it harder to distinguish between real and artificial content.
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TikTok requires creators to label realistic AI content, but parents say labeling is inconsistent, leaving kids unable to tell videos are AI-generated.
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Parents are especially worried about the popularity of virtual influencers on TikTok and YouTube among kids and teens.
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Parents believe TikTok has a responsibility to address this issue since these AI influencers make money on their platform and contribute to a dangerous culture.