LinkedIn Now 40% AI Slop, Humans Banned for Spelling Mistakes

KEY POINTS

•Pangram found that from April to June 2026, 41% of long LinkedIn posts were AI-generated, more than on any other platform.
•FlightStory's Steven Bartlett stopped using AI for LinkedIn, favoring human-written posts peppered with deliberate mistakes to feel authentic.
•Gartner reported in October 2025 that half of surveyed Americans preferred companies that avoid AI in consumer messaging.

Between April and June 2026, LinkedIn apparently turned into the internet’s most toxic AI sludge pit, with Pangram estimating 41% of its long posts and 30% of short posts are machine-manufactured mush. Even flighty FlightStory CEO Steven Bartlett saw the 'AI slop' saturate his feed and declared a mutiny: no more robo-mumbles, just good old human typos on purpose—yes, you read that right. Bartlett's CRO Christiana Brenton explained their new anti-perfection strategy, proudly unleashing spelling mistakes like confetti to battle LinkedIn's soulless polished posts. Meanwhile, LinkedIn proudly offers a one-button shiny AI fixer, but admits it’s drowning in 'low-effort AI babble.' Gartner's October 2025 U.S. poll found half of 1,539 people prefer brands that behave like real humans, not bot clones. Because nothing screams authenticity like intentionally broken English that screams 'I’m definitely not a bot.'