LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
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He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you’ll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that “Seems like AI slop.”The new feature is part of a broader push to reduce the volume of apparent AI slop on the platform. AI detector Pangram recently found that 41 percent of longform LinkedIn posts were flagged as being completely generated by AI, as reported by 404Media.“AI slop is a top priority for all of us,” chief product officer Hari Srinivasan says in a post.
- ▪He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you’ll be able to report those posts.
- ▪As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that “Seems like AI slop.”The new feature is part of a broader push to reduce th
- ▪AI detector Pangram recently found that 41 percent of longform LinkedIn posts were flagged as being completely generated by AI, as reported by 404Media.“AI slop is a top priority for all of us,” chief product officer Hari Srinivasan says in
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool — Engadget
- ▪ LinkedIn introduces a "seems like AI slop" button to allow users to report posts they think are AI-generated (Joseph Cox/404 Media) — Techmeme
- ▪ LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’ — TechCrunch
- ▪ LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button — 404 Media
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