A Stand Against AI Generated Posts on LinkedIn
On July 30th, LinkedIn made a significant move in the warfare against AI-generated content on social media platforms. They released a unique feature called ‘Seems like AI slop,’ a button dedicated to flagging suspicious activities that appear to source from automated AI systems. According to Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s chief product officer, the function has been widely utilized, with over a million people engaging with this feature since its launch. This button is conveniently located on the three dots menu of a post for easy access by users.
AI Generated Posts on LinkedIn
The introduction of the ‘AI slop’ button comes hot on the heels of an alarming revelation about the extent of AI presence on LinkedIn’s platform. According to the AI detector, Pangram, a jaw-dropping 41 percent of LinkedIn’s long posts were found to be fully AI-generated. This discovery was reported by 404 Media and stirred considerable anxiety within the LinkedIn community prompting immediate action from the company.
In response, LinkedIn has employed a multifaceted approach to combat this issue. Apart from the ‘AI slop’ button, the platform also presented improved classifiers designed to accurately identify posts originating from AI and discarded a feature that promoted the spreading of these posts. These stern measures evidence LinkedIn’s commitment to preserving the authenticity and integrity of their platform by ensuring only human-generated content can be found within their cyberwalls.
This is indeed a pioneering step by LinkedIn that other social platforms may need to emulate facing a surging wave of AI-based posts. Such AI-generated content threatens to erode the authenticity and human organic interaction that is the essence of social platforms. By empowering their users to become active participants in identifying suspicious content, LinkedIn strengthens the fight against the invasion of AI-generated content on their platform.
The full story can be read at The Verge.
