LinkedIn Adds 'AI Slop' Report Button as 40%+ Long Posts Are AI-Generated

Microsoft-owned professional network LinkedIn has introduced a 'Seems like AI slop' report button in post options, allowing users to flag and hide suspected low-quality AI-generated content. Data from detection tool Pangram shows over 40% (up to 41%) of long-form posts are fully AI-written, and LinkedIn's product team has acknowledged and is addressing the issue. The move aims to combat the growing flood of AI-generated content but has sparked concerns about potential misuse.

Confirmed

• LinkedIn added a dedicated report option in post menus, letting users mark suspected AI-generated low-quality content; clicking it removes the post from the feed.
• Pangram data shows over 40% (up to 41%) of long-form posts are fully AI-written. LinkedIn's product team has acknowledged and is addressing the issue.
• LinkedIn itself offers AI writing tools, leading to mockery over the platform simultaneously providing generation tools and cleaning up generated content.

Unconfirmed

• The feature's real-world filtering effectiveness remains to be seen. @mkheck notes that precise removal of low-quality content without harming legitimate posts is key.

Why it matters

• Many executives and professionals use AI to generate long posts, severely impacting the platform's content ecosystem. Major social platforms are taking concrete steps to address the flood of generative AI content. @bendee983 argues that social media is fundamentally about human interaction, and lazy AI-generated content should not exist.
• @chrisfirst worries the feature could be easily 'weaponized'—users might maliciously report all posts containing AI elements or AI-assisted creations out of bias, not just low-quality slop, sparking new governance disputes.

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