OVER 1M USERS FLAG AI CONTENT ON LINKEDIN
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LinkedIn's "Seems like AI slop" button, launched July 30th, has been clicked more than 1 million times in just weeks. The feature lets users report AI-generated posts directly from the three-dot menu.
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