LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests
404 Media Jason Koebler
Pangram's AI detection Chrome extension analyzed roughly a million posts across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Substack, and Medium and found that 41 percent of longform content on LinkedIn and roughly a third of longer posts on X are likely AI-generated. The study measured AI content users actually encounter during normal browsing rather than estimating the percentage of AI content on the internet broadly, providing evidence that AI-generated posts are prominent on major social platforms. Platform responses vary, with LinkedIn removing AI writing tools from its post button and Reddit launching anti-bot initiatives, while questions remain about what platforms should do to address AI content prevalence.
Why it matters
An AI detection company found that amount of AI content that users actually see in their day-to-day browsing is shockingly high.
