LinkedIn’s new feature for flagging content as "AI slop" is seeing significant traction. According to Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan, "over a million people" have clicked the "Seems like AI slop" button since its introduction on July 30th.
Combatting the AI Influx
The introduction of the button followed a report by AI detector Pangram, which estimated that 41 percent of LinkedIn’s longform posts were fully AI-generated. In response to this trend, LinkedIn has implemented "new and improved" classifiers to identify automated content and has removed its native "enhance your post" AI feature.
- The button is accessible via the three-dots menu on any post.
- Views on content classified as AI slop have reportedly dropped by 40% in just a few weeks.
- A new notification system will inform users if members report their post as appearing AI-generated.
Srinivasan noted that the platform is approaching the issue with the assumption of "good intent," aiming to provide feedback to users who may be inadvertently adopting a robotic tone. Additionally, the professional network is cracking down on automated comments created at scale with little to no human involvement.
