LinkedIn is combating "AI slop" by adding a user reporting button and removing its AI post-enhancement tool. The move comes as studies show up to 81% of long-form posts on the platform may be AI-generated. This reflects a broader industry trend, with Snapchat, YouTube, and Substack also implementing measures to deprioritize low-quality, inauthentic AI content and favor human creativity.
LinkedIn AI slop reporting button
- ▪The new reporting button is located in the three-dots menu on LinkedIn posts
- ▪LinkedIn has added a "seems like AI slop" button for users to report posts and, soon, comments
- ▪User reports from the new button will be used as a signal to help LinkedIn tune its AI models and improve content feeds
Removal of AI enhancement features
- ▪LinkedIn will replace the "enhance your post" feature with a tool that only proofreads text without changing the user's voice
- ▪LinkedIn is removing its "enhance your post" feature, which used AI to help users write content
Industry-wide AI content pushback
- ▪YouTube updated its monetization policies to prevent "inauthentic content," including generic or template-based videos often made with AI, from earning revenue
- ▪Snapchat announced it will no longer recommend "wholly AI-generated videos" in its Spotlight feed
- ▪Substack partnered with AI detection company Pangram to add a tool that shows readers if a newsletter was likely written by AI
Scale of AI slop problem
- ▪The term "AI slop" is now included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary and the Associated Press style guide
- ▪LinkedIn blocks "hundreds of thousands" of automated comment attempts on its platform every day
- ▪A study by AI detector Pangram found that 41% of longform LinkedIn posts were flagged as being completely generated by AI
- ▪An Originality.ai study found that 81% of long-form posts on LinkedIn are likely AI-generated
Additional anti-AI measures
- ▪LinkedIn will privately notify users on their dashboards when their posts are perceived by others as inauthentic or having heavy AI use
- ▪LinkedIn is introducing new automated classifiers to identify and reduce the visibility of AI slop and other low-quality content
- ▪The new classifiers aim to reduce AI-generated content recommendations from people outside a user's network
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