About this episode

This episode discusses LinkedIn's new AI slop button, its implications for content creators, and strategies to avoid negative impacts on post reach.

LinkedIn quietly added a button that lets anyone report your post as AI slop, and one tap can cut your reach before you ever notice. It launched in July and lives in the three dot menu on every post and comment in the feed. No verification. No appeal process. Just a quiet drop in distribution and a private notice in your analytics dashboard. In this episode we walk through what the feature actually does, why LinkedIn built it, and how to make sure your content never trips it. What we cover: The exact location of the AI slop button and how to find it What happens to a post after someone reports it The Pangram Labs study showing 41% of long form LinkedIn posts are fully AI generated Why LinkedIn retired its own "enhance your post" writing tool The case for caution, because this button has no accountability built in When flagging content is fair and when it is simply unkind Six practical ways to keep AI out of your thinking and still use it well Our position has not changed. AI belongs in your workflow as a tool that expands your voice and shortens the work. It does not belong in the seat where your point of view should be. LinkedIn is not punishing AI use, it is punishing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Aaron, Nancy Evans-Aaron

Topics covered

• LinkedIn
• AI content moderation
• social media strategy
• content creation
• entrepreneurship
• digital marketing

Keywords

• AI slop button
• LinkedIn
• content reach
• social media
• content strategy
• AI generated content
• digital marketing

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Organizations: LinkedIn, Pangram Labs

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