LinkedIn’s new AI-content flagging button gains over one million uses in weeks

LinkedIn has introduced a new button that allows users to flag posts suspected of being AI-generated, and it has reportedly been used more than one million times in less than a month. According to Bright, the feature, labeled “Seems like AI slop,” appears under the three-dot menu on posts and lets users indicate when they believe content was produced by artificial intelligence. The company launched the button on July 30.

The button does not employ AI itself and cannot summon an AI chatbot; instead, it is designed to help reduce AI-generated content on the platform. LinkedIn’s Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan stated that the company is considering adding a notification in users’ contribution statistics to show how their content is being received, provided the feedback reaches a sufficient threshold. The initiative is framed as a response to community concerns about authenticity.

Srinivasan also addressed the broader issue of human writers wanting to avoid sounding like AI, highlighting a growing awareness of tone and style. He emphasized that a single report of possible AI-generated content does not lead to immediate removal; instead, multiple signals are combined, and safeguards are in place to prevent misuse of the reporting system.

He noted that users are now seeing 40 percent fewer AI-generated posts than a few weeks ago, suggesting a measurable decline in such content on the platform.