c/technology · by rimu@piefed.social · 99d

The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill

https://restofworld.org/2026/virtual-assistant-linkedin-engagement/

For $7 an hour, virtual assistants use AI tools to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives.

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4 Comments

rimu@piefed.social · 6 pts · 99d (2 replies)

The sheer volume of engagement leads to obvious mistakes. One assistant thoughtlessly commented “Huge win” on a post commemorating the September 11 attacks.

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 99d (1 reply)

9/11 was a national tragedy

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 99d

Unless you are a military contractor, then it was a big boon for business.

virkon42@det.social · 2 pts · 99d

@rimu hm, do those people really think, that this is really working? What a waste of talent.