LinkedIn is coming for AI slop, and it’s about time the platform took action
LinkedIn is addressing the issue of low-effort, AI-generated content, which it refers to as 'AI slop.' The platform aims to reduce the reach of such content by developing technology to identify and differentiate between valuable posts and generic ones. This initiative is part of LinkedIn's effort to maintain authenticity and meaningful engagement among its users.
- ▪LinkedIn is taking steps to reduce the reach of what it calls 'AI slop.'
- ▪The platform is building technology systems to identify low-effort, AI-generated content.
- ▪These systems will help distinguish between posts that add value and those that are repetitive and empty.
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You’ve probably come across LinkedIn posts that sound way too polished. These feel inauthentic while trying to sound motivational and strangely empty. The kind that turns a basic workplace thought into five neat paragraphs that push a fake lesson, and a comment section full of robotic applause. Well, LinkedIn is now calling this a problem. The platform says it is taking new steps to reduce the reach of what it calls “AI slop,” referring to low-effort, AI-generated content that may sound clean on the surface while offering little original thought, expertise, or lived perspective. LinkedIn How LinkedIn is cracking down on AI noise LinkedIn’s Laura Lorenzetti says AI can be useful for refining language, although posts and comments still need to reflect the person behind them.
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