Archive · 31 Jul 2026
LinkedIn Adds AI Slop Report Button Amid AI Post Surge
LinkedIn has added a new button that lets users say "Seems like AI slop" when they see a post that looks like it was written by a computer.
A study found that about 41% of long posts on LinkedIn are made by AI.
The company wants to stop low‑quality AI posts and teach its own system to spot them.
They also block many automated comment attempts every day.
The new button helps people report bad AI content so LinkedIn can keep the feed cleaner.
LinkedIn introduces a "Seems like AI slop" button to flag AI‑generated content.
A study shows nearly 41% of long‑form LinkedIn posts are AI‑written.
Product director Hari Srinivasan says AI junk is a top priority.
LinkedIn blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts daily.
The new feature aims to reduce low‑quality AI posts and train LinkedIn’s own detection.
- Who
- LinkedIn employees and product director Hari Srinivasan
- What
- Introduction of a button to flag AI‑generated content
- Where
- LinkedIn platform
- Why
- To curb the proliferation of AI‑generated junk posts
- Feature
- "Seems like AI slop" button
- AI content percentage
- 41% of long‑form posts
- Blocked bots
- hundreds of thousands daily
- Product director
- Hari Srinivasan
- Platform