LinkedIn Finally Adds a Button To Kill All That AI Slop

LinkedIn is introducing a new reporting option that lets users flag posts they believe look like low-quality AI-generated content.

The new “Seems like AI slop” option appears in the three-dot menu on posts for users who have access to the feature. LinkedIn says the feedback will help it identify content that feels inauthentic or relies too heavily on AI.

LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said reducing AI slop has become a major priority for the company.

LinkedIn describes AI slop as low-effort AI-generated content that may appear polished but lacks meaningful perspective or substance. The company has already been reducing the reach of such posts outside a user's immediate network.

LinkedIn is also deploying improved classifiers to identify AI slop and other low-quality posts. Feedback from the new reporting button will help the company tune those systems and improve recommendations.

When a user reports a post as AI slop, LinkedIn hides it for that user. The platform is also testing private feedback that could tell creators when other members think their posts sound inauthentic or rely heavily on AI.

LinkedIn is distinguishing between using AI as a writing tool and publishing low-quality AI content.

The company says people may use AI to refine their writing, but posts should still represent their own ideas and voice. Its goal is therefore not to automatically remove everything created with AI.

LinkedIn said in June that its early detection systems were correctly identifying generic content 94% of the time. Content that appears AI-generated and lacks original perspective is less likely to be distributed beyond the author's network.

LinkedIn is also changing one of its own AI tools.

The platform is removing the “enhance your post” feature, which could rewrite users' posts using AI. It will replace it with a proofreading tool designed to correct writing without changing the user's voice.

The company is also expanding profile and page verification as part of its effort to help users identify who is behind the content they see.

LinkedIn says it has also been fighting automated activity at scale. Srinivasan said the company blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts daily, along with millions of other automation attempts in recent months.

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