LinkedIn launches ‘seems like AI slop’ button to flag inauthentic posts

LinkedIn Microsoft Corporation ↘ 0.99% on Thursday unveiled a new tool allowing users to flag posts as "seems like AI slop," marking the professional networking platform's most direct attempt yet to combat the flood of AI-generated content clogging its feeds.

How the New Tool Works

The feature, accessible through the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of any post, lets users report content they believe was generated by AI. Flagged posts will disappear from the reporter's feed and see reduced algorithmic reach, similar to marking a post as "not interested," according to a LinkedIn spokesperson. The original poster will be privately notified through their analytics dashboard that their content "may have come off as inauthentic".engadget+1

"We are ramping the ability for members to tell us if they believe a post or comment seems like AI slop," LinkedIn's chief product officer Hari Srinivasan wrote in a post announcing the changes. "Slop is hard to define and the definition changes; this lets us tune our models and make better feeds".gizmodo

The platform is deliberately choosing human judgment over automated detection. "We want members to get feedback from real humans on what sounds authentic — not just have an AI detector review it and get it wrong," Srinivasan wrote.businessinsider+1

LinkedIn Acknowledges Its Own Role

Alongside the reporting button, LinkedIn is removing its built-in "Enhance with AI" writing tool, which previously encouraged users to rewrite posts using AI. It will be replaced with a lighter proofreading feature that "proofreads your words, but does not change your voice," according to Srinivasan. The move represents an acknowledgment that the platform's own features contributed to the AI slop problem.engadget

LinkedIn said it has blocked billions of automated posting attempts and caught hundreds of thousands of automated comments within the last few months alone.engadget

The Scale of the Problem

The crackdown comes amid mounting evidence that LinkedIn has become the most AI-saturated major social platform. AI detection company Pangram recently estimated that 41 percent of long-form posts and 30 percent of shorter posts on LinkedIn are AI-generated. The platform accounted for nearly two-thirds of all AI content Pangram flagged despite making up only a third of scanned items.businessinsider+2

The new measures were first reported by 404 Media. Other platforms are taking similar steps — Substack earlier this month announced a partnership with Pangram to help users scan for AI-generated writing, with CEO Chris Best taking direct aim at LinkedIn. "Platforms that reward fakeness will drive a race to the bottom," Best wrote on X.404media+2

"AI slop is a top priority for all of us," Srinivasan wrote. "People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise".businessinsider