LinkedIn has launched a new feature allowing users to report posts they believe were generated by artificial intelligence, as the professional networking platform steps up efforts to reduce low-quality automated content.
The new option, labelled “Seems like AI slop,” is available through the menu attached to every post. Reports submitted by users are private and are sent directly to LinkedIn, with no public indication that a post has been flagged.
Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s chief product officer, announced the feature in a post on Thursday, describing AI-generated spam as one of the platform’s biggest challenges.
“AI slop is a top priority for all of us,” Srinivasan wrote. “People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise.”
The move follows a July study by AI detection company Pangram, which found that more than 40% of LinkedIn posts longer than 250 words were entirely generated by artificial intelligence. The research analysed about one million posts published over two months across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Substack and Medium, concluding that LinkedIn had the highest concentration of AI-generated content among the platforms examined.
According to Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s existing automated systems are already identifying large volumes of unwanted activity. He said the platform has detected hundreds of thousands of automated comments and blocked billions of large-scale automation attempts over the past few months.
LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, is also introducing new detection models designed to identify AI-generated and other low-quality content. Reports submitted by members will help improve these systems. Users whose posts receive reports will be notified privately through their analytics dashboards that some readers considered their content inauthentic.
Alongside the reporting tool, LinkedIn is retiring its own AI-assisted writing feature known as “enhance your post.” Srinivasan said the company found that many members used the tool because they lacked confidence when writing longer posts.
Instead, LinkedIn plans to introduce a proofreading feature that checks grammar and clarity without altering a user’s writing style or tone.
The company has not explained what action, if any, will be taken against content reported through the new feature. It remains unclear whether flagged posts could face reduced visibility or whether repeated reports might affect an account’s reach.
Reaction from users has been mixed. Jonny Rose, founder of The Story Club, welcomed the update, saying he hoped it would improve the quality of conversations on the platform. Others expressed concern about possible misuse. Technology ghostwriter Colin Steele suggested the reporting system could be exploited by businesses or individuals seeking to target competitors with false reports.
The initiative comes as generative AI tools continue to gain widespread adoption. According to the Digital 2026 report by Meltwater and We Are Social, such tools now have more than one billion monthly users worldwide.
LinkedIn also announced plans to expand profile and page verification features while introducing new controls that allow members to block comments from company pages they no longer wish to follow, as the platform continues refining its approach to authenticity and user experience.
