LinkedIn says its new “Seems like AI slop” reporting button has already been used at scale, with the company claiming early improvement in feed quality. The Verge reports that LinkedIn announced the button on July 30, and that chief product officer Hari Srinivasan said in a Thursday post that “over a million people” have clicked it. Engadget, also citing Srinivasan, described the feature as having been used more than 1 million times since launch. The button gives users a dedicated way to flag posts that appear to be low-quality artificial intelligence-generated content. According to The Verge, it is available from the three-dot menu on a post. The feature is part of a broader set of LinkedIn changes aimed at reducing the reach of content the company identifies as AI slop. LinkedIn’s headline metric is reach reduction. Both Engadget and The Verge report that Srinivasan said members are now seeing 40% fewer views on posts LinkedIn classifies as AI slop compared with a few weeks ago. That is a company-reported figure, and neither outlet says LinkedIn provided a full breakdown of how much of the change came from user reporting versus other ranking or classification updates. Engadget notes that LinkedIn has been guarded about the precise mechanics. Srinivasan said the platform uses “many signals” to determine post reach and has safeguards intended to prevent individual feedback from being used to unfairly target other members. Engadget also reports that LinkedIn had previously adjusted its algorithm to reduce the reach of posts with common AI-style phrasing, such as formulaic “not X, it’s Y” constructions. LinkedIn is also adding feedback for posters. Engadget reports that users will now be alerted in post analytics when a post they shared has been reported by others as seeming like AI slop, based on a screenshot shared by Srinivasan. The Verge describes the new notice as a message saying that some members told LinkedIn the post seems like AI. Srinivasan framed the message as feedback rather than punishment, according to The Verge. The move follows scrutiny of how much AI-written material appears on the professional network. Engadget cites a study by AI detection company Pangram estimating that more than 40% of longform LinkedIn posts were likely the work of AI. The Verge puts the figure at 41% of longform posts flagged as fully AI generated, citing Pangram and prior reporting by 404 Media. LinkedIn has also changed its own AI-writing posture. The Verge reports that, alongside the slop button, LinkedIn introduced improved classifiers for AI-like posts and removed a feature that could “enhance your post” with AI. Engadget similarly says the Microsoft-owned platform had offered large language model-powered writing tools over the years, including a prominent AI enhancement button for posts and messages, and removed that feature when rolling out the AI slop reporting tool. The result is a notable moderation shift for a platform that had both encouraged AI-assisted writing and then moved to suppress some AI-like output. What remains unclear is the threshold LinkedIn uses to classify a post as AI slop, how often human reports influence ranking decisions, and how the company distinguishes low-effort synthetic posts from legitimate AI-assisted writing. Who benefits: LinkedIn users who want less low-effort AI-generated material in their feeds benefit if the ranking changes hold. Creators who write distinctive, clearly human posts may also benefit from less competition from formulaic AI-like content. Who's exposed: Users and companies that rely heavily on AI-generated LinkedIn posts are more exposed to reduced reach or member reporting. The exact risk is hard to quantify because LinkedIn has not fully detailed how reports affect distribution.