By Dan Milmo
Publication Date: 2025-12-03 06:00:00
Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are generating billions of views by spreading AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualized material, according to a report.
Researchers said they uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that pushed 43,000 posts created with generative AI tools and collected 4.5 billion views over a one-month period.
According to AI Forensics, a Paris-based nonprofit, some of these accounts try to trick the TikTok algorithm — which decides what content users see — by posting large amounts of content in the hopes that it will go viral.
One was posted up to 70 times a day or at the same time of day, an indication of an automated account, and most accounts were opened at the beginning of the year.
Last month, TikTok announced that there were at least 1.3 billion AI-generated posts on the platform. More than 100 million pieces of content are uploaded to the platform every day, suggesting that labeled AI material only makes up a small portion of TikTok’s catalog. TikTok also offers users…
