SMRTR AIJul 30, 2026Hacker News

LinkedIn realizes its users have been bathing in AI slop, offers a shower

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LinkedIn is fighting back against AI-generated spam by adding a "Seems like AI slop" button for users to flag fake posts, removing its AI rewriting tool, and blocking hundreds of thousands of automated comments daily. A new scan found 81% of long-form LinkedIn posts are likely AI-generated.

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