Racist videos generated by Google's AI tool Veo 3 have garnered millions of views on TikTok, as reported by Media Matters. These videos contain derogatory tropes, especially targeting Black individuals. Media Matters found a specific video with 14.2 million views and identified that the clips' watermark and user tags indicated usage of Veo 3. Launched in May, Veo 3 allows quick creation of AI videos and audio. While Google claims to block harmful content, TikTok also prohibits hate speech. Other platforms like YouTube and Instagram have similar racist content from the same AI tool.
Racist videos that appear to be created with Google's AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok, according to findings from the nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters. The AI-generated videos uncovered by the organization are filled with racist tropes, many of which target Black people.
Media Matters determined that the videos - one of which received 14.2 million views - were generated with Google Veo 3 because of the "Veo" watermark in the corner of the clips.
Veo 3, launched by Google in May, allows users to generate AI video clips and audio with just a text prompt. On its website, Google says it will "block harmful requests and results." TikTok's rules similarly state that "hate speech and hateful behavior has no place on TikTok."
The Verge found some of the videos highlighted by Media Matters were also on YouTube but with fewer views, while Wired also discovered similar, racist AI-generated videos on Instagram.
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