I can't believe it's taken LinkedIn so long to push back against AI slop — but will its changes really stop all the cringey updates?
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If LinkedIn is testing a ‘seems like AI slop’ flag, the cost of low-effort generated content just went up. Marketing and sales teams leaning on templated AI posts should pivot toward fewer, higher-signal updates that can survive both algorithmic and human skepticism.
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