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Over 1 million people clicked LinkedIn’s ‘seems like AI slop’ button as the platform fights to keep ‘dead internet theory’ from becoming reality
Years after the “dead internet theory” became popular to describe the apparent takeover of online spaces by AI, LinkedIn is taking steps to avoid an early grave by slopification.

TL;DR
- The 'dead internet theory' suggests AI has taken over online spaces.
- LinkedIn is implementing measures to counteract this trend.
- The platform is working to avoid 'slopification,' a consequence of AI content proliferation.