LinkedIn’s ‘Seems like AI slop’ button has already been used 1 million times

The useful part

A few weeks ago, LinkedIn began testing a "seems like AI slop" button to report suspected spam on its social media platform, and it has proved extremely popular. According to LinkedIn's product manager, Hari Srinivasan, the button has already been used over a million times. As a result, the number of views of content on the platform classified as AI spam has, in some cases, fallen by 40 percent.

How it works

• LinkedIn has not disclosed exactly how users' reports affect the algorithm, but says that several different signals are used to determine the reach of a post.
• At the same time, LinkedIn is now adding a new feature that notifies users if their own posts have been reported as suspected AI spam.
• "If a post receives enough community feedback, you may see a message in your Post Analytics to help you understand how your content is being received.

Details worth keeping

"This week, we're taking another step," Srinivasan said.