LinkedIn Tests Feature to Report AI Slop Content

LinkedIn has joined other social media platforms in offering users a way to identify artificial intelligence-generated material. The platform is testing a new tool that allows members to flag content they view as likely “AI slop” while scrolling through their feeds.

How the New Reporting Option Functions

As displayed in this image shared by LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan, members can now select the three dots menu in the top right corner of a post or comment to report anything that “seems like AI slop.”

Statements from LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan

Srinivasan explained the purpose of the test: “We are ramping the ability for members to tell us if they believe a post or comment seems like AI slop. Slop is hard to define and the definition changes; this lets us tune our models and make better feeds.”

He added that LinkedIn is also strengthening its systems for detecting AI slop along with “generally low quality” content. User reports will support refinements to the platform’s classification tools.

Private Feedback for Content Sharers

LinkedIn plans to inform users about reports of their content as slop. “For anyone who shares content, we will test a way to privately flag, in your analytics dashboard, when members feel your post may have come off as inauthentic or heavy use of AI,” Srinivasan said.

The objective is to spot cases of excessive AI use. At the same time, Srinivasan noted that individuals who rely on AI tools simply to polish their ideas should remain free to do so.

“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,” he stated.

Shift in LinkedIn’s Approach to AI Writing Tools

This reporting option forms part of LinkedIn’s broader efforts to counter automated comments that risk reducing trust in platform interactions. It comes even as the platform has expanded generative AI support across job ads, job applications, posts, and articles. AI assistants now appear throughout much of the LinkedIn experience, enabling users to automate activity and present more polished content.

Srinivasan highlighted a related change in one area. “We asked ourselves why do people post with AI anyway?,” he said. “The answer is LinkedIn isn’t a one-word kind of place and they feel more confident running their posts through AI. We’re taking this learning, removing the ‘enhance your post’ feature you see when you write a post or message & replacing with a feature that proofreads your words, but does not change your voice.”

The decision goes beyond recognizing potential downsides of LinkedIn’s AI tools for engagement. The company is removing a feature that generated in-stream content. The move stands out given the billions of dollars Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, has invested in AI development.

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