LinkedIn’s fight against low-quality AI-generated content is moving from platform policy into everyday user behavior. The company says its new “Seems like AI slop” button has already been used by “over a million people,” giving LinkedIn a visible signal that members want more control over what fills their professional feeds.
A report button built for the AI feed problem
LinkedIn announced the “Seems like AI slop” button on July 30th. The control is available through the three dots menu on a post, placing it alongside the kinds of moderation and feedback tools users already expect on social platforms.
The button gives members a direct way to flag posts they believe look like AI slop. LinkedIn chief product officer Hari Srinivasan said in a Thursday post that “over a million people” have clicked it.
That number matters because it shows the feature is not just a background moderation tool. It is becoming part of how users respond to content in the feed, especially when a post feels automated, generic, or insufficiently human.
Why LinkedIn moved on AI slop
The button arrived after attention on AI-generated writing across LinkedIn. AI detector Pangram determined that 41 percent of LinkedIn’s longform posts were flagged as fully AI generated, which 404 Media reported on.
LinkedIn’s response was broader than a single user-facing button. Alongside the new reporting option, the company introduced “new and improved” classifiers to identify posts as AI. It also removed a feature that would “enhance your post” with AI.
Taken together, those changes point to a practical tension for the platform. LinkedIn has to manage AI-assisted publishing without turning every polished or formulaic post into a moderation problem. At the same time, it has to respond when members feel the feed is being filled with posts that do not appear meaningfully written by people.
LinkedIn says users are seeing less AI slop
When the button was announced, Srinivasan said, “AI slop is a top priority for all of us.” In the Thursday post, he said the platform’s users are overall “now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from just a few weeks ago.”
That phrasing is important. LinkedIn is not saying AI-generated content has disappeared. It is saying that views on content it classifies as AI slop have dropped, based on its own classification systems and recent changes.
The result, if it holds, could make the feed feel different without requiring every user to personally police every post. A reporting button can collect member feedback, while classifiers can act at scale. The combination gives LinkedIn both human signals and automated detection as it tries to reduce unwanted AI content.
Posters will get direct feedback too
LinkedIn is also adding a message for people who publish posts. The message will tell users if “Some members told us this post seems like AI.”
That is a notable shift because it does not only hide or demote content. It gives the person posting a chance to understand how their writing is being received. For users who rely on AI tools, templates, or highly polished business language, that feedback could change how they draft future posts.
Srinivasan framed the change as feedback rather than punishment. “We approached this assuming good intent; I know I’m increasingly conscious on how to not sound like AI & the goal is to provide helpful feedback,” he said.
That approach fits LinkedIn’s challenge. The platform is not simply moderating spam; it is dealing with a professional network where users may be trying to sound clear, efficient, or formal. The same qualities that make workplace writing concise can also make it resemble automated text.
The bigger moderation push
The AI slop button is part of a wider push by LinkedIn to limit content created with little human involvement. Earlier this year, LinkedIn also said it would be cracking down on comments users create at scale “with little or no human involvement.”
That connects posts and comments under the same basic concern: whether the platform can keep professional conversation useful when AI tools make it easier to produce large amounts of generic content.
For readers, the most immediate change is simple. LinkedIn now has a dedicated way to report posts that seem like AI slop, and many users have already used it. For posters, the new message means audience feedback about AI-like writing may become harder to miss.
The larger question for LinkedIn is whether these tools can improve the feed without discouraging legitimate writing help or normal professional polish. For now, the company is signaling that AI slop is not a side issue. It is a product problem LinkedIn says it is actively trying to reduce.