LinkedIn users report over one million instances of AI-generated content

Chief product officer Hari Srinivasan confirmed the milestone in a recent update, noting that the platform is seeing a 40% reduction in views for content classified as AI slop compared to mid-summer metrics. The reporting tool arrived shortly after independent analysis from Pangram suggested that 41% of long-form posts on the site were fully generated by artificial intelligence.

Beyond the reporting button, the company has deployed enhanced classifiers to detect machine-written content and quietly sunset a feature previously used to automatically enhance posts. LinkedIn is also rolling out automated notifications to creators when their posts receive reports regarding AI-like characteristics. Srinivasan emphasized that the goal is to provide constructive feedback to users while maintaining a professional environment, following earlier efforts to restrict comments generated at scale without human involvement.