LinkedIn is rolling out a new reporting feature that allows users to flag posts they believe are low-quality AI-generated content.
The new option, labelled “Seems like AI slop,” appears in the three-dot menu on posts for users who have access to the feature. Through this tool, LinkedIn aims to identify content that feels inauthentic or depends too heavily on artificial intelligence.
As AI-generated content becomes more common online, the company says maintaining authenticity has become increasingly important. Therefore, it is introducing new measures to improve the quality of content appearing in users’ feeds.
What Does LinkedIn Mean by AI Slop?
LinkedIn describes AI slop as content that may look polished but lacks genuine insight, meaningful perspective or original substance.
According to the company, these posts often require little effort and rely heavily on AI tools without adding personal experience or value. As a result, users may find such content repetitive or inauthentic.
LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said reducing AI slop has become a major priority for the platform.
The company has already been limiting the distribution of low-quality AI content beyond a user’s immediate network. Now, the new reporting option will provide additional feedback to improve those efforts.
How the New Reporting Feature Works
Users who see the feature can report a post by selecting “Seems like AI slop” from the post menu.
Once a user reports content, LinkedIn hides that post from the reporting user. In addition, the feedback helps the platform improve its systems for identifying inauthentic or low-value content.
LinkedIn is also deploying improved classifiers to detect AI slop and other low-quality posts. Consequently, the platform expects its recommendation systems to become more accurate over time.
The company is further testing private feedback tools that could inform creators when other members believe their posts sound inauthentic or rely too heavily on AI.
LinkedIn Is Not Banning AI-Generated Writing
Despite the new reporting option, LinkedIn says it is not banning content created with AI tools.
Instead, the company is drawing a distinction between using AI to assist with writing and publishing content that lacks originality.
LinkedIn believes users can use AI to refine grammar, improve clarity or organise ideas. However, the final post should still reflect the author’s own thoughts and voice.
Its goal is not to remove every AI-assisted post. Rather, the platform wants to reduce the visibility of generic content that offers little value to readers.
According to LinkedIn, its early detection systems were correctly identifying generic content 94% of the time as of June.
Furthermore, content that appears AI-generated and lacks original perspective is less likely to be distributed beyond the creator’s network.
LinkedIn Is Removing Its Own AI Writing Feature
Interestingly, LinkedIn is also changing one of its own AI tools.
The platform is removing the “enhance your post” feature, which could rewrite users’ posts using AI. It plans to replace that feature with a proofreading tool that corrects writing without altering the user’s voice.
Through this change, LinkedIn hopes to encourage authentic communication rather than AI-generated rewriting.
At the same time, the company is expanding profile and page verification systems. These measures aim to help users identify who is behind the content they see.
Company Also Cracking Down on Automated Activity
LinkedIn says it continues to fight automated activity across the platform.
According to Hari Srinivasan, the company blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts every day. Moreover, it has stopped millions of other automation attempts in recent months.
By combining user feedback, stronger detection systems and verification tools, LinkedIn says it wants to create a feed that prioritises authentic voices over low-quality automated content.
