{
  "id": 3056195,
  "title": "LinkedIn's 'seems like AI slop' button is a hit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/linkedins-seems-like-ai-slop-button-is-a-hit",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:56:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-ai-slop-button-feedback-notice-post-analytics-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LinkedIn's new \"seems like AI slop\" button is proving popular with users. The platform's chief product officer, Hari Srinivasan, revealed that over 1 million users have clicked the button to flag suspected AI-generated content since its launch on July 30. As a result, posts deemed AI slop are now receiving 40% fewer views compared to a few weeks ago. Srinivasan emphasized that the platform aims to foster genuine human interaction, rather than relying on automated detectors. If a post garners enough community feedback, LinkedIn will alert the author via a message in Post Analytics, helping them gauge how their content is perceived. The company has also implemented safeguards to prevent users from unfairly targeting each other's content. As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent on platforms like LinkedIn, Substack, and YouTube, the \"seems like AI slop\" button could help weed out low-quality posts and encourage authentic engagement.",
  "summary": "Over a million people have hit LinkedIn's \"seems like AI slop\" button. The platform is starting to share feedback to posts widely suspected to be AI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Users mash LinkedIn's AI slop button 1M+ times in 3 weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/users-mash-linkedins-ai-slop-button-1m-times-in-3-weeks",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}