Over one million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

The Verge
Over one million LinkedIn users have clicked the platform's new "Seems like AI slop" button to flag suspected AI-generated content.

Summary

Over one million LinkedIn users have utilized the platform's newly introduced "Seems like AI slop" button, located within the post menu, to flag suspected AI-generated content. This feature comes shortly after reports indicated that a significant portion of longform posts on the platform were flagged as fully AI-generated. Alongside the reporting button, LinkedIn has implemented improved classifiers and removed an AI post-enhancement feature. According to LinkedIn's chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, these changes have resulted in users experiencing 40 percent fewer views on content classified as AI slop compared to a few weeks prior. Additionally, the platform is introducing notifications to warn users if members report their posts as potential AI-generated text, while also cracking down on mass-produced automated comments.

(Source:The Verge)