Over 1 million LinkedIn users have clicked the platform’s 'Seems like AI slop' button

LinkedIn says its new "Seems like AI slop" button has been clicked more than 1 million times since the company introduced it on July 30. The button is accessible from the three-dots menu on posts and allows users to flag content they believe may be AI-generated. LinkedIn chief product officer Hari Srinivasan attributed the figure to a post published August 21.

The company introduced the feedback button after a third-party detector, Pangram, estimated that 41% of LinkedIn’s long-form posts were fully AI-generated, a claim reported by 404 Media. Alongside the button, LinkedIn rolled out updated classifiers to identify AI-generated posts and removed a feature that would "enhance your post" with AI. Srinivasan stated at the time that "AI slop is a top priority for all of us."

In the August 21 update, Srinivasan said users are now seeing 40% fewer views on posts that LinkedIn classifies as AI slop compared to a few weeks prior. The platform is also testing a message that informs users when some members have told LinkedIn that a post "seems like AI." Srinivasan framed the effort as an attempt to balance feedback with good intent, noting that users are increasingly mindful of sounding like AI.