LinkedIn users have had ENOUGH
LinkedIn says more than one million people have already used its new “Seems like AI slop” button since it launched on 30 July.
The button sits in the three-dot menu on posts and lets users flag content that looks heavily AI-generated.
It launched a few weeks after AI detector Pangram found that 41% of LinkedIn’s long-form posts were flagged as fully AI-generated.
LinkedIn has also improved its systems for spotting AI-heavy posts and removed its AI-powered “enhance your post” feature.
Chief product officer Hari Srinivasan says users are now seeing 40% less content LinkedIn classifies as AI slop than they were a few weeks ago.
Here’s what you should know:
1M+ people have used the AI slop button.
41% of long-form posts were flagged as fully AI-generated in Pangram’s analysis.
LinkedIn says views of AI slop are down 40%.
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The platform is also adding feedback for people whose posts get flagged.
They may now see a message saying that some members thought their post seemed AI-generated.
LinkedIn says the goal is to give people useful feedback rather than assume they meant to post low-quality AI content.
Earlier this year, it also said it would cut down on comments posted at scale with little or no human input.
Imagine spending 45 minutes prompting an AI to make you sound “authentic and insightful” only for Dave from procurement to hit the slop button before lunch. Devastating. - MG