Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

The professional networking platform LinkedIn has reported substantial user engagement with its newly introduced feature that allows members to flag posts suspected of being low-quality, AI-generated content.

According to corporate executives, more than one million individuals have utilized this feedback mechanism since its debut. The implementation of this reporting tool followed external analyses indicating that a significant percentage of the platform's long-form articles were being produced by artificial intelligence tools. In tandem with the reporting button, the company has deployed enhanced automated systems to detect machine-generated writing and removed a previous utility that helped users generate text.

LinkedIn reports that these measures have already yielded positive results, claiming a forty percent reduction in views on flagged content within a short span of time. To further encourage genuine interaction, the platform is rolling out notifications to inform users if their posts have been flagged by peers as appearing machine-written. This feedback loop is designed to guide users toward more authentic communication styles. Furthermore, the company is intensifying its efforts to limit automated and low-effort commenting across its entire network to preserve the quality of professional dialogue on the site.