Scrolling through your professional feeds lately, you might have noticed an increase in formal but ultimately empty posts. This flood of low-quality, automated text is often called AI slop, and LinkedIn is now taking direct action to clean it up and bring real human connection back to the forefront.
A recent study by the AI detection platform Pangram Labs highlighted the scale of the issue. The report found that over 40 percent of long posts on LinkedIn are entirely generated by artificial intelligence. While these posts might look highly professional at first glance, they usually add no meaningful value to your timeline and only serve to crowd the platform.
To combat this, LinkedIn introduced a straightforward fix. You can now report posts or comments that feel artificial using a new button specifically designed to flag AI slop. Hari Srinivasan, the chief product officer at LinkedIn, explained that maintaining authentic interactions is a top priority for the company. He noted that the platform is already blocking billions of automated posting attempts and catching hundreds of thousands of fake comments every single day.
Flagging these posts does more than just hide them from your view. It actually helps train LinkedIn’s internal systems to better identify and filter out low-quality content from suggested feeds across the network. The company is also testing a private notification system for creators, letting them know if their posts are coming across as heavily reliant on AI based on real human feedback.
Interestingly, LinkedIn found that many users were turning to AI simply because they wanted to feel more confident in their writing. To address this without encouraging more automated clutter, the platform is retiring its broad text enhancement feature. In its place, users will get a simple proofreading tool. This new tool will correct spelling and grammar mistakes while leaving the original writing style and human intent completely intact.
The message from LinkedIn is clear. The platform wants to remain a space where people can share their genuine ideas and experiences, free from the noise of automated text.
