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LinkedIn's AI Slop Button Used by Over 1 Million People
WHY IT MATTERS
LinkedIn's efforts to address AI-generated content aim to maintain the platform's authenticity and trustworthiness, highlighting the growing need for AI detection and regulation in online communities.
What happened
LinkedIn has introduced a 'Seems like AI slop' button, allowing users to flag potentially AI-generated content. According to the company's chief product officer, Hari Srinivasan, over a million people have clicked the button.
This move comes after AI detector Pangram found that 41 percent of LinkedIn's longform posts were flagged as fully AI generated.
The button is accessible from the three dots menu on a post, and LinkedIn has also introduced new classifiers to identify AI-generated content.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button
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