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technology1 day ago•2 min saved

LinkedIn hits 1 million 'AI slop' reports as it tightens content controls

LinkedIn says its "Seems like AI slop" feedback tool has been used to flag posts more than 1 million times since it launched on July 30. The company has updated its classifiers, removed a feature to enhance posts with AI, and started notifying authors when their posts trigger AI-related feedback in a bid to curb low-effort, AI-generated content in feeds. Early results show a 40% drop in views for posts the platform already classifies as AI slop, but it’s not yet clear whether overall AI-generated content is decreasing on the site.

via TechSpot|

#ai #content-moderation #feed-quality

education16 days ago•4 min saved

LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Colleges Put Career Outcomes Ahead of Prestige

LinkedIn's 2026 Top Colleges ranking uses five career-focused metrics to rate 50 U.S. colleges on outcomes like job placement, internships, recruiter demand, and alumni networks. The top 10 reads like the usual prestige list (Princeton, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, UPenn, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Cornell, Yale, Stanford), while Lehigh sits at 23, signaling the shift toward ROI in college evaluation. Critics note rankings can’t fully measure what students actually learn.

via USA Today|

#career-outcomes #college-rankings #education

ai24 days ago•29 min saved

LinkedIn Tries a Flag Against AI Slop with a New Report Button

LinkedIn is adding a 'Seems like AI slop' button to flag posts that feel AI-generated, part of a broader push to curb AI-generated or low-quality content in feeds. The company is also introducing classifiers to detect AI-slop and inauthentic posts and plans to replace an AI-enhancement feature with a proofreading tool to preserve user voice.

via The Verge|

#ai #ai-slop #authenticity

technology26 days ago•3 min saved

LinkedIn Tests User Flag to Curb AI-Generated Slop in Feeds

LinkedIn rolled out a new 'Seems like AI slop' button to let users flag AI-generated, low-quality posts, with flagged content hidden and used to train classifiers to reduce AI-generated material in feeds; the move follows research suggesting a sizable share of LinkedIn posts may be AI-written and aligns with LinkedIn’s broader push to promote authentic professional conversations.

via 404 Media|

#ai #content-moderation #feed-quality

technology1 month ago•15 min saved

LinkedIn Posts Are Heavily AI-Generated, New Study Finds

Pangram’s AI-detector study finds LinkedIn is unusually saturated with AI-created content: 41% of longform posts and 30% of shortform posts are flagged as fully AI-generated. By comparison, Medium longform is 31% AI-generated, X 29% longform AI, Reddit 13% longform, and Substack 10% longform (12% shortform). The data come from Pangram’s Chrome-extension scans that flag AI-generation, highlighting authenticity concerns on LinkedIn and the broader social-media landscape.

via Gizmodo|

#ai-generated-content #artificial-intelligence #linkedin

offbeat1 month ago•12 min saved

Xbox Veteran Announces 37-Year Microsoft Run Ends With Layoff LinkedIn Post

Kevin LaChapelle, a longtime Xbox executive who championed backward compatibility and cloud gaming, posted his first LinkedIn update to announce his layoff as Microsoft begins AI-led cuts that affect about 1,600 Xbox staff and 4,800 employees company-wide. After 37 years at Microsoft, LaChapelle expressed pride in what his team built, while Xbox CEO Asha Sharma outlined a reset plan—overhauling content, platform, and operations, divesting four studios, and supporting independent creators—to improve margins and steer Xbox into a streaming-focused future.

via NDTV|

#ai-led-restructuring #kevin-lachapelle #linkedin

business1 month ago•3 min saved

Compulsion Games Staff Allowed to Seek Other Jobs Ahead of Xbox Layoffs

Bloomberg reports that staff at Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight division have been given permission to openly seek new jobs ahead of anticipated Xbox layoffs in July; no dismissals have occurred yet, but leadership reportedly expects job losses, with potential outcomes including studio closure or spin-off under new ownership; other Xbox studios like Ninja Theory and Double Fine are in similar negotiations.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#business #compulsion-games #layoffs

world2 months ago•2 min saved

Five Eyes warn of Chinese espionage via online job postings targeting insiders

The Five Eyes security alliance warned that Chinese military intelligence is using online job platforms (LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork) to pose as HR consultants and post fake roles in foreign policy or defense, targeting personnel with access to sensitive information such as security-clearance holders, military staff, journalists, or think-tank employees. Recruits are asked to write reports on defense/trade topics, then steered to encrypted chats, with payments ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars per report. The aim is to obtain non-public information; Beijing denied the espionage claims.

via NBC News|

#china-espionage #five-eyes #linkedin

world2 months ago•3 min saved

Five Eyes warn of Chinese intelligence recruitment via LinkedIn and job sites

Five Eyes security partners issued a rare joint bulletin warning that Chinese intelligence is using professional networks and job platforms such as LinkedIn and Indeed to recruit government and military personnel, academics, journalists and others. The operation reportedly follows a five‑step plan and can pay hundreds to thousands of dollars per report; targets include those with security clearances, especially in the Indo-Pacific, and even non‑classified data can aid Beijing. Prosecutions under espionage laws are possible for those who pass along information.

via politico.eu|

#china #espionage #fiveeyes

technology2 months ago•12 min saved

AI-fueled layoff wave hits tech sector, 142k+ jobs cut in 2026

Tech layoffs surged in 2026 as AI investments reshape the industry, with Trueup counting over 140,000 cuts so far (about 142k+ and rising toward 144k+). The wave hits a wide swath of companies from Meta, LinkedIn, Wix and Webflow to Cisco, Amazon, PayPal, Microsoft and beyond, as firms accelerate AI adoption and restructuring. March produced a large share of the total, April slowed somewhat, and the pace remains faster than in 2025, prompting policy considerations and buyouts in some organizations as workers seek new opportunities.

via Yahoo Tech|

#ai-impact #linkedin #meta

technology3 months ago•2 min saved

Tech Talent in Turbulence as AI Reshapes the Job Market

Tech companies have slashed thousands of high‑paying roles after post‑pandemic over-hiring, with Statista data showing over 100,000 tech jobs lost in the first four months of 2026. LinkedIn also reports weaker entry‑level hiring, while the average experience at top firms rises to 8.5 years, signaling a tightening labor market for tech workers as AI initiatives accelerate.

via Futurism|

#ai-washing #labor-market #linkedin

technology3 months ago•2 min saved

LinkedIn Cracks Down on AI Slop to Boost Authenticity

LinkedIn will curb AI-generated 'slop' by demoting posts that show obvious AI patterns or lack originality from recommendations, while still allowing AI-assisted content that offers real ideas; the policy targets engagement bait and recycled 'thought leadership', relying on signals from user engagement and editorial input, with early results encouraging and expectations of further declines in the coming weeks and months.

via Engadget|

#ai #algorithms #content-quality

business3 months ago•3 min saved

LinkedIn Shortens the Roster and Tightens the Belt, According to an Internal Memo

LinkedIn is laying off employees across the Global Business Organization, marketing, engineering, and product teams while scaling back investments in marketing campaigns, vendor spend, customer events, and underutilized office space. The cuts, part of a broader shift to focus on high-impact priorities, will see Asia-Pacific staff notified separately and the Graz, Austria office closed. The moves come as Microsoft pursues cost-cutting efforts and the company reportedly offered buyouts to long-serving employees in related documents.

via Business Insider|

#business #cost-cutting #internal-memo

technology4 months ago•3 min saved

LinkedIn Dives Into AI Training Gig Market, Offering Up to $150/Hour

LinkedIn is testing an 'AI labor marketplace' that pays humans up to $150/hour to train AI systems across roles from coding to nursing, signaling a new gig category and placing LinkedIn in competition with startups like Mercor and Surge AI. The initiative highlights rapid growth in AI training work and a range of roles—from Excel/finance experts to nurses and linguists—while also underscoring cybersecurity risks in the sector, including notable data breaches at industry players.

via Business Insider|

#ai-marketplace #ai-training #cybersecurity

technology4 months ago•8 min saved

LinkedIn hit with two lawsuits over alleged covert browser-extension scans

Two California-backed class-action lawsuits in the Northern District of California allege LinkedIn secretly scans users’ browsers to detect installed extensions and shares related data with third parties; LinkedIn says it discloses such extension scanning in its Privacy Policy to detect abuse and protect site stability, while the suits draw on the BrowserGate report and involve Teamfluence, seeking damages and an injunction.

via arstechnica.com|

#browser-extensions #data-collection #lawsuits