Twitter's new feature: Community notes for images and videos to enhance user experience
Delhi : One of the social media sites where AI-generated photos and videos have become more prevalent is Twitter. These media frequently turn into providers of false information. For instance, a video produced by AI depicting an explosion close to the Pentagon soon went viral. The microblogging platform is now developing the Community Notes function to include photographs and videos in order to prevent such incidents. The purpose of the functionality is to make it simpler for users to recognise potentially deceptive material.
"It's normal to come across false material, from AI-generated graphics to edited films. Notes on Media Notes connected to a picture will automatically surface on current & future similar photos, the business announced in a tweet. This feature gives contributors a superpower.
What is Community Notes
Community Notes, formerly known as Birdwatch, began as a trial initiative intended to combat false information and "create a better-informed world." In this application, a small group of users may collaboratively add comments to tweets that provide useful context.
"If you are a contributor with a Writing Impact of 10 or more, you'll see a new option on several Tweets to identify your notes as 'About the image'. No matter which Tweet it appears in, you can choose this option if you think the media is potentially deceptive in and of itself, according to Twitter.
With the most recent update, the functionality will let contributors with high enough ratings to add labels to photos posted inside tweets, letting others know that a certain image or video has been modified or generated using generative AI.
"Raters and readers will view notes that writers identified as being 'about the image' differently, making it obvious to everyone that they should be taken as being about the media as a whole, not the particular Tweet. Ratings can point out circumstances in which a message would not be applicable to a particular Tweet, the business stated.
Community Notes for media currently allows Tweets that only contain one picture. According to Twitter, there are plans to allow films and tweets containing numerous photos and videos.
