LinkedIn is rolling out a new reporting option that lets users flag posts and comments they believe look like low-quality AI-generated content.
The LinkedIn AI slop button is part of the company’s broader effort to reduce spam, automated engagement and generic posts that can overwhelm professional feeds. LinkedIn says user reports will help it identify content that members consider unhelpful or inauthentic.
However, the company has stressed that AI-generated content is not automatically “slop.”
LinkedIn responds to AI-generated post concerns
The change follows a report from AI-detection company Pangram, which claimed that 41% of long-form posts on LinkedIn may be AI-generated.
LinkedIn has previously encouraged members to use AI writing tools. Its “Enhance your post” feature, for example, could rewrite posts with AI assistance. However, the company now appears to be changing direction as concerns increase over repetitive and automated content.
Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s chief product officer, said fighting AI slop has become an important priority for the Microsoft-owned platform.
He said LinkedIn will invest more in automated defences and introduce new classifiers that can identify posts that appear low quality or heavily automated.
Users will be able to report suspected AI slop
The new LinkedIn AI slop button will appear next to posts and comments. Users can select the “Seems like AI slop” option when they believe content was created or published at scale without providing real value.
LinkedIn will use these reports to improve its content-ranking systems and make feeds more relevant.
Srinivasan said that AI slop is difficult to define because the meaning can shift as AI tools and online behaviour change. Therefore, feedback from LinkedIn members will help the company tune its models over time.
The platform wants to identify content that feels generic, repetitive or overly automated without treating all AI-assisted writing as a problem.
LinkedIn says AI and slop are not the same thing
LinkedIn does not plan to punish users simply because they used AI to create or improve a post.
“AI and slop are not the same thing,” Srinivasan said.
Many professionals use AI tools to check grammar, organise ideas or make a post clearer. LinkedIn’s focus appears to be on content that looks mass-produced, misleading or designed only to generate engagement.
The distinction will matter as AI becomes a more common part of everyday writing on professional platforms.
Enhance your post feature will be removed
LinkedIn will remove its “Enhance your post” tool as part of the update.
Instead, the company will offer a proofreading feature. The new option should help users improve their writing without automatically generating a heavily rewritten post.
LinkedIn said the decision reflects how people use AI when sharing longer updates. The company wants members to feel more confident publishing their own views while avoiding a feed filled with generic machine-generated content.
LinkedIn blocks billions of automation attempts
LinkedIn says it is already preventing large volumes of automated activity.
Srinivasan said the platform catches hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts every day. It has also blocked billions of other automation attempts, including mass posting and spam activity, during the past few months.
The LinkedIn AI slop button adds another layer to that effort. By allowing users to report questionable posts directly, the company hopes to improve feed quality while still allowing useful AI-assisted content on the platform.
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