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Updated · TechCentral.ie · Aug 10
LinkedIn Builds AI-Content Defenses as Journal Submissions Jump 42%
Updated
Updated · TechCentral.ie · Aug 10

LinkedIn Builds AI-Content Defenses as Journal Submissions Jump 42%

2 articles · Updated · TechCentral.ie · Aug 10

Summary

  • LinkedIn is developing strategies to curb AI-generated posts after its own generative tools helped flood the platform with low-value content.
  • That push reflects a broader overload problem: machine-made material is swamping social media and eroding both usefulness and users’ desire to engage.
  • 3,030 papers were submitted to the 35th USENIX Security Symposium, up from 2,400 a year earlier, underscoring how AI is inflating review queues beyond social platforms.
  • An April scholarly paper found submissions at major academic journals have risen 42% since ChatGPT’s 2022 release, while fiction editors and agents also face growing suspicion of AI-written work.
  • The wider risk is not only more spam-like output but a cultural incentive problem, as creators increasingly question whether producing more content is worth it at all.

Insights

Is the internet filling with AI slop because machines got better—or because platforms reward content with no real purpose?
If academic journals and fiction are flooded by AI-assisted work, how do we protect originality without punishing legitimate human writing?