An article summarized by engadget:
LinkedIn says it is cracking down on low-quality AI-generated content flooding users’ feeds, targeting what many users describe as “AI slop.” The platform announced new measures aimed at reducing the visibility of engagement bait, recycled “thought leadership,” and generic posts that lack originality or authenticity. LinkedIn also said it will specifically look for common AI-generated writing patterns, including repetitive phrasing styles often associated with chatbots.
According to LinkedIn’s VP of Product, Laura Lorenzetti, the company worked with both engineers and editorial teams to identify content patterns that fail to add meaningful expertise, context, or new ideas. Posts flagged by LinkedIn’s systems won’t be removed entirely, but they will appear less frequently in recommendations and discovery feeds while remaining visible to followers and direct connections. The company says early results from the effort are already showing encouraging declines in spammy AI-generated content.
The move highlights the growing tension between AI tools and online authenticity. LinkedIn itself offers multiple generative AI features, including tools that help users rewrite posts with AI assistance, so the company is trying to distinguish between “AI-assisted” content and fully generic spam. The platform has become one of the biggest battlegrounds for AI-generated content online, with users increasingly complaining about repetitive motivational posts, fake thought leadership, and endless debates over supposed “tells” of AI writing, such as overuse of em dashes or formulaic sentence structures.
