LinkedIn Adds Button to Report AI-Generated 'Slop'

LinkedIn is introducing a new feature allowing users to report posts as 'seems like AI slop' to combat low-quality, AI-generated content on its platform. The announcement was made on Thursday by Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan, who stated that 'AI slop is a top priority for all of us.' The Microsoft-owned social network is also investing in automation defenses, blocking hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts daily and millions over recent months. New classifiers will identify AI slop and reduce its appearance in suggested content. LinkedIn will privately flag users when their content is perceived as inauthentic due to heavy AI use, and is replacing its 'enhance your post' AI feature with a proofreading tool. Other improvements include expanded verification tools and an option to block comments from company pages. This move reflects a broader industry trend; last week, Substack partnered with Pangram to help identify AI-written content, and Pangram announced $9 million in funding to address AI content flooding. Digg shut down its Reddit competitor in March due to bot issues. Cloudflare reports that bot traffic now exceeds human-generated requests, a milestone reached faster than predicted.