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LinkedIn adds AI slop button
LinkedIn introduced a new user-facing reporting button labeled “seems like AI slop” to let people flag posts they believe are AI-generated, and clicking it immediately removes the post from the user’s feed.
““AI slop is a top priority for all of us,””
In a post cited by Business Insider, LinkedIn chief product officer Hari Srinivasan said, “AI slop is a top priority for all of us,” as the company tries to reduce low-quality automated content.
TweakTown reported that Pangram found over 40% of long-form LinkedIn posts were flagged as fully AI-generated by detection tools, describing LinkedIn as the most AI-saturated social media platform.
MediaPost said LinkedIn is also nixing AI-first publishing features while inviting users to mark probable AI slop for deletion, and it described the button as appearing in the drop-down menu on each feed post.
Forbes reported that once clicked, LinkedIn responds with “Thanks for letting us know. Your feedback helps improve the feed,” and then hides the post.
Models, classifiers, and feedback
LinkedIn said the reports will feed into its internal models, and TweakTown reported that the company will use the signals to better identify and reduce AI slop in suggested content and recommendations.
MediaPost said Srinivasan described LinkedIn as “ramping up” new classifiers designed to identify whether a post is AI slop or “generally low-quality content.”
Engadget reported that when a user clicks the “Seems like AI slop” option, LinkedIn hides the post and shows a message thanking the user for feedback.
Engadget also quoted Srinivasan saying the classifiers will “reduce the amount of AI slop you might see in suggested content and content from outside your network.”
Engadget further reported that LinkedIn is removing a feature that used AI to “enhance” a post and will replace it with a “feature that proofreads your words, but does not change your voice,” according to Srinivasan.
What changes next
LinkedIn is also testing a way to privately notify posters through their account dashboard when others feel their content may have come across as inauthentic, according to Business Insider and Engadget.
“their words "may have come off as inauthentic,"”
Engadget reported that LinkedIn is testing a way to show people that other users feel their posts come across as inauthentic or that they include heavy use of AI.
Engadget said LinkedIn is removing its AI “enhance” feature and replacing it with proofreading that “does not change your voice,” tying the change to Srinivasan’s emphasis on authenticity.
Forbes reported that Srinivasan said the button will feed into LinkedIn’s models directly because “slop is hard to define and the definition changes.”
TweakTown added that LinkedIn has already blocked “hundreds of thousands” of automated comment attempts daily and billions of other automation attempts in recent months, framing the new button as part of a broader set of measures.
