Technology · 22 August 2026

LinkedIn users report over a million AI-generated posts

More than one million people have used LinkedIn's "Seems like AI slop" button since it launched on July 30th. The company's chief product officer, Hari Srinivasan, said users are now seeing 40% fewer views on posts classified as AI-generated. LinkedIn also removed an AI post enhancement feature and will now tell users if their post seems like AI.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 August 2026 at 12:44

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