adminTikTok announced today it bought an AI company called Cognisense. This deal is done. Cognisense makes tools to find bad content online. TikTok wants these tools for its own app.
(Breaking: TikTok Acquires Emerging AI Startup Specializing in Content Moderation)
Cognisense is a small company. It started just two years ago. Its technology spots harmful videos fast. This includes hate speech and violent images. The system learns quickly. It gets better at finding problems over time.
TikTok faces pressure to make its platform safer. Governments want social media to remove bad posts faster. TikTok thinks Cognisense can help. TikTok already uses AI for content checks. But it needs more help.
This buy gives TikTok new AI skills. TikTok plans to add Cognisense tools to its systems soon. The goal is to catch rule-breaking videos quicker. TikTok hopes this makes users feel safer.
Cognisense workers will join TikTok. They will work inside TikTok’s safety team. The Cognisense office will stay open. It will become a TikTok center for safety technology.
(Breaking: TikTok Acquires Emerging AI Startup Specializing in Content Moderation)
The companies did not share the price paid. The deal closed last week. TikTok leaders say this buy is important. They believe it strengthens TikTok’s safety work. They see AI as key for future content checks.
