LinkedIn Feed Full of AI Posts? Now You Can Report That It 'Seems Like AI Slop'
However, LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer, Hari Srinivasan, claims, “AI slop is a top priority for all of us.” "We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas, and expertise," he wrote in a post on the platform. It also "lets us tune our models and make better feeds," Srinivasan says.
- ▪However, LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer, Hari Srinivasan, claims, “AI slop is a top priority for all of us.” "We really care about this.
- ▪People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas, and expertise," he wrote in a post on the platform.
- ▪It also "lets us tune our models and make better feeds," Srinivasan says.
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- ▪ LinkedIn adds a 'Seems like AI slop' button — TNW | Socialmedia
- ▪ Seems Like AI Slop — CNET
- ▪ LinkedIn Adds New ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ Button to Report All the AI Slop — Gizmodo
- ▪ LinkedIn Adds "Seems Like AI Slop" Button on Every Post — Futurism
- ▪ 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 actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button — The Verge
- ▪ LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’ — TechCrunch
- ▪ LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button — 404 Media
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In its latest effort to make an entirely corporate-themed social media platform seem cool, LinkedIn has added a feature where you can flag posts that seem “like AI slop”—its words, not ours.On the surface, it’s a bold move from the Microsoft-owned platform, considering Microsoft has invested billions of dollars into AI and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. However, LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer, Hari Srinivasan, claims, “AI slop is a top priority for all of us.” "We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas, and expertise," he wrote in a post on the platform.
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