LinkedIn says its AI slop reporting button is cutting views by 40%
LinkedIn says a new tool letting users flag AI-generated posts has already reduced views of such content by 40 percent since its launch weeks ago. The platform will now also notify users when their own posts get reported as AI slop.
LinkedIn recently rolled out a dedicated button allowing users to report posts that appear to be AI-generated, and just weeks later the company says the tool is already changing what people see in their feeds.
Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said the "seems like AI slop" button has been used more than a million times since launch. He reported that members are now seeing 40 percent fewer posts classified as AI slop compared to just a few weeks ago.
LinkedIn has not fully explained how user reports factor into its content ranking. Srinivasan said the platform relies on "many signals" to determine a post's reach and has built safeguards to prevent individual feedback from being used to unfairly target other members. The company had previously adjusted its algorithm to reduce the visibility of posts using common AI phrasing patterns.
New notification feature
LinkedIn is also introducing a notification that will alert users when a post they shared has been reported by others as seeming like AI slop. This will appear within the app's post analytics feature, based on a screenshot shared by Srinivasan.
AI-generated content has become a widespread issue across social platforms, but LinkedIn in particular has developed a reputation for being flooded with it. A study by AI detection company Pangram estimated that more than 40 percent of longform posts on the professional network were likely AI-written. The Microsoft-owned platform had previously encouraged AI tool usage itself, including a feature that let users "enhance" posts and messages with AI — a button LinkedIn removed when it introduced the new slop-reporting tool.
