LinkedIn’s AI Slop Button Tops 1 Million Clicks as Views of Flagged Posts Drop 40%
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Updated · The Verge · Aug 21
LinkedIn’s AI Slop Button Tops 1 Million Clicks as Views of Flagged Posts Drop 40%
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 21
Summary
More than 1 million users have clicked LinkedIn’s “Seems like AI slop” button since its July 30 launch, according to chief product officer Hari Srinivasan.
40% fewer views are now going to posts LinkedIn classifies as AI slop versus a few weeks ago, after the platform added upgraded AI classifiers and removed an AI post-enhancement feature.
LinkedIn is also adding a notice to posters saying “Some members told us this post seems like AI,” framing it as feedback rather than punishment.
The push followed outside findings that 41% of LinkedIn longform posts were flagged as fully AI-generated, and comes alongside a broader crackdown on mass-produced AI comments.