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LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' report option, while retiring the 'rewrite with AI' tool it once promoted, after a study found over 40% of longform posts looked AI generated.
LinkedIn is testing a "seems like AI slop" option in its report menu, sitting next to the familiar flag controls. Posts that get flagged lose algorithmic reach the same way "not interested" already does, and the author only sees a private "may have come off as inauthentic or heavy use of AI" note in their analytics, per Srinivasan.
Alongside the new flag, LinkedIn is also removing its built-in AI writing tool, the "rewrite with AI" and "enhance your post" buttons, and replacing them with a proofreading-only feature that "proofreads your words, but does not change your voice." The help center already lists the AI-powered writing tool as "no longer available."
"Improved automation defenses" catch "hundreds of thousands" of automated comments daily and have blocked "billions" of automated posting attempts in recent months, per Srinivasan. Both figures are company-claimed, not independently verified.
The data point that makes the walk-back legible is third-party. A Pangram study reported by Engadget called LinkedIn "the most AI-saturated" major social network, with more than 40 percent of longform posts flagged as fully AI-generated.
What remains unverified: the company-claimed "hundreds of thousands" and "billions" automation figures, and the Pangram study's full methodology.