TikTok is testing an AI-powered meme maker that’s inspired by your videos, the company confirmed to CNET this week. The experimental feature prompted TikTok to add a new setting that automatically gives other users permission to remix your content with AI, unless you explicitly opt out.
Creators who spotted the hidden setting on the social media app are complaining and worried about their data.
The new AI feature, called the meme remixer, lets anyone who sees your TikTok video create an AI-generated image from it, changing the face, voice or background. For example, if you posted a video of yourself at a new coffee shop, a commenter could hypothetically use the meme remixer to type in a custom prompt and create an AI image featuring your likeness on a beach or in another scenario. These images would get shared in the comments of the original video.
For some TikTokers, it feels like an invasion of
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