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

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/30/linkedin-realizes-its-users-have-been-bathing-in-ai-slop-offers-a-shower/5281436

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terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 37 pts · 20d (3 replies)

The corpo social media adding a "report AI slop" button seems like evidence the bubble is popping to me

they don't want to lose money to ai slop... That is a change in the wind direction.

Slashme@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 20d

That button is simply there to help train the models.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 20d

they moved on from being a "job connections sites" to AI ego stroking site. its "job listings " are pretty much a joke even compared to ther other sites.

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d

It would be amazing if this stuff started to take off and investor's got spooked.

_chris@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 20d (3 replies)

How can we be sure they’re not just training their models on when they fail to convince us?

rainwall@piefed.social · 18 pts · 20d (1 reply)

That and giving them a fine tuned read on your personal tolerance for slop so they can drip feed you the exact limit you'll tolerate before leaving.

Just like all social media, linkedin is there to harvest your data so it can sell it. No more, no less. If they can get you to pay for a pro plan at the same time, thats just gravy.

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 19d

I thought it was there so that I could post "I'm honored to announce..." after every shit I take, and tie some sort of inane life lesson into it.

spicehoarder@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 19d

Regardless of intent, that IS what will happen. Survival of the fittest and whatnot.

trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 20d

we believe they want to know when they sound inauthentic.

I mean, that's everyone on LinkedIn, but okay.

Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 20d

When I was 6 year old I would read linkedin posts by the best ceo's

then I read their books and ayn rand despite not having income due to pesky child labor laws

I worked, inherited and posted

thanks to AI I entered the top 0,1% performers

now I have my business and earn 2million a year

poverty is a mindset, learn from the best for growth

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 20d

Meanwhile, they can't stop suggesting I connect with the same people I've refused a ton of times from a job I hated years ago so every login I get horrible memories triggered.

They are so fucking shite.

Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 20d

Little late there.

Avicenna@programming.dev · 5 pts · 19d

I am not sure if I prefer a linkedin lunatic post or an AI slop

dumnezero@piefed.social · 5 pts · 19d

Training is labor and it should be paid.

theham@lemmy.wtf · 0 pts · 18d

Isn't linkeden a seedy corposlut slop factory that gives you worms? There are no jobs on linkeden just poor beggers and fascist turds. A slop factory where boomers can build a profile thinking somehow they are still apart of the work force. A place for hussle bros so they can scam old people.