LinkedIn has confirmed that its “Seems like AI slop” button, launched on 30 July, has already been used by more than a million people. According to chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, over a million users have clicked the button, which sits within the three dots menu on a post.
The tool arrived after an AI detection service determined that 41 per cent of long-form posts on the platform were flagged as fully AI generated. Alongside the reporting button, LinkedIn introduced updated classifiers to identify posts as AI-created and removed a feature that would “enhance your post” with AI.
How the AI slop button works
The button gives members a straightforward way to flag content they believe has been produced with little genuine human input. Accessible from the standard post menu, it feeds into LinkedIn‘s wider effort to reduce the volume of low-quality automated material appearing in feeds.
Srinivasan described AI slop as “a top priority for all of us”, and the company suggests its changes are already having an effect. In a recent update, he said users are “now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from just a few weeks ago.”
New feedback for post authors
LinkedIn is also introducing a message that will inform users when a post they publish has drawn attention, telling them if “Some members told us this post seems like AI.” The aim is to provide constructive feedback rather than penalise authors.
“We approached this assuming good intent; I know I’m increasingly conscious on how to not sound like AI & the goal is to provide helpful feedback,” Srinivasan said.
The measures form part of a broader crackdown on automated activity across the platform. Earlier, LinkedIn said it would tackle comments generated at scale “with little or no human involvement”. The combination of the reporting button, refined AI classifiers and author-facing notifications reflects the company’s continued attempt to manage the growing presence of machine-written content on the professional network.
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