LinkedIn is finally acknowledging what many professionals have been complaining about for months.
The platform has started rolling out a new reporting option that lets members flag posts and comments that “seem like AI slop.” It’s a small addition to the reporting menu, but it signals a much bigger shift in how LinkedIn wants its feed to evolve. Instead of rewarding endless AI-written motivational posts and recycled business advice, the company is looking for ways to surface content that actually feels human.
LinkedIn Wants Users to Help Identify AI Slop
The new feature appears under the three-dot menu on posts and comments. If something looks overly automated, generic or obviously generated by AI, users can select the “Seems like AI slop” option.
Once reported, LinkedIn hides the post from the reporting user’s feed while collecting that feedback to improve its recommendation systems. According to LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan, the reports will help train the company’s moderation models to better distinguish authentic content from low-quality AI-generated material.
Better AI Detection Is Coming to LinkedIn
The reporting button isn’t the only change.
LinkedIn says it’s expanding the use of machine learning classifiers designed to detect AI-generated spam and other forms of low-quality content. When the system identifies these posts, they will appear less frequently in recommendations, especially in suggested posts and content from people outside a user’s network.
That approach avoids banning AI altogether. Instead, LinkedIn is trying to reduce the visibility of content that adds little value while still allowing creators to use AI responsibly.
The Platform Is Moving Away From AI-Written Posts
Interestingly, LinkedIn is also backing away from one of its own AI features.
The company plans to retire its AI-powered “Enhance your post” tool, which rewrote users’ drafts before publishing. In its place, LinkedIn is testing a proofreading feature that checks grammar and spelling without rewriting a person’s voice or style.
That change reflects a growing concern that AI writing assistants often make posts sound polished but interchangeable. LinkedIn now appears more interested in helping people write clearly than helping everyone sound the same.
AI-Generated LinkedIn Posts Have Become Hard to Ignore
The timing isn’t surprising.
Research from AI detection company Pangram estimated that around 41% of long-form LinkedIn posts show signs of being fully AI-generated. While AI can certainly help professionals brainstorm or edit ideas, the explosion of repetitive “thought leadership” posts has drawn criticism from users who say the platform increasingly feels manufactured rather than authentic.
LinkedIn isn’t the first platform trying to deal with this problem. Snapchat recently announced it would stop recommending fully AI-generated videos, while other social platforms are experimenting with new labels, moderation systems and recommendation changes to slow the spread of AI-generated spam.
What This Means for Creators and Marketers
For marketers and creators, the message is becoming clearer.
Using AI to polish a draft is unlikely to be a problem. Publishing dozens of generic posts that sound identical to everyone else’s may become much harder if LinkedIn’s detection systems work as intended.
Authenticity has become a ranking signal. That’s not just a branding slogan anymore—it may directly influence how far your posts travel across the platform.