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A marketing commentary argues that widespread use of generative AI tools has led to a surge of generic, interchangeable content across B2B marketing channels, particularly LinkedIn posts and internal business documents. The piece describes this as a 'race to the bottom' in which the ease of instant content creation is degrading overall quality and increasing the burden on recipients to sift through it.
A scam buster in New Zealand obtained an Excel spreadsheet from a source in Karachi, Pakistan, detailing a coordinated scheme targeting authors through LinkedIn outreach. The file, covering March to August, lists 403 targeted authors with details on who found and contacted them, the services pitched (websites, illustration, social media visibility), and outcomes including payments and failed pitches. Callers reportedly use American-sounding names and schedule calls to match U.S. time zones to appear as American companies.
A Hacker News 'Ask HN' post cites a LinkedIn message from a Meta engineer, Ali Hamie, who says he increasingly ships AI-written code without fully understanding every line. Hamie describes feeling uneasy that reviewing all AI-generated code in detail would be too slow, leaving him with only a high-level grasp of systems he builds. The HN post asks other engineers how they are coping with this shift.
LinkedIn is deploying its own AI model, trained by a team of former journalists and social media experts, to detect and limit the reach of generic AI-written posts, according to CNN. A Pangram research report found over 40% of long-form LinkedIn posts are AI-generated, higher than on X, Medium, Reddit or Substack. LinkedIn also added a button letting users flag suspected AI slop, which was clicked more than 1 million times in its first two weeks after launching in August.
A new survey finds that close to half of respondents admit to editing their résumés or LinkedIn profiles to conceal their age from employers, often using AI tools to do so. Common tactics include deleting graduation dates, trimming early work history, downgrading senior titles, and removing profile photos.
LinkedIn is launching features allowing users to showcase multiple jobs on their profiles, a connections-only "network" feed, and a phone-wallet business card for in-person networking. It's also introducing "Advice Sessions," letting business premium subscribers in the US charge for one-on-one consultations without LinkedIn taking a cut, plus a new analytics dashboard and expanded video ad revenue-sharing for creators.
In a LinkedIn essay, Clojure creator Rich Hickey contends that the word 'tool' is being applied too loosely to AI systems. He argues true tools are things wielded by hand with control and feedback, like hammers or saws, and that this hands-on use builds skill and understanding of the world. He contrasts this with LLMs, which he says lack the predictability, reliability and determinism that define genuine tools.
HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah published a short LinkedIn post thanking employees affected by the company's recent 7% workforce reduction, describing it as a 'parting of ways.' The post prompted a wave of critical responses from LinkedIn users who objected to its tone.
An Entrepreneur contributor argues marketers should interview customers to understand how buyer mindset changes depending on the channel—Google search, LinkedIn, Reddit, Amazon reviews, newsletters—rather than applying one value proposition everywhere. The piece recommends using these interviews to refine messaging, ad creative, landing pages and nurture sequences based on what buyers need to see or believe at each stage.
Ryan Roslansky, who has led LinkedIn for six years and been with the company for 18, announced his departure citing the company's increased emphasis on in-person work at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters. He stated that relocating would be necessary for effective leadership, but he prefers to remain in the Bay Area with his family, especially as his youngest daughter begins high school. Microsoft’s broader return-to-office policies require employees within 50 miles to work on-site at least three days a week.
A McKinsey partner publicly questioned on LinkedIn whether the 'glass cliff' phenomenon—where women are more likely to be appointed CEO during a company crisis—actually exists. The exchange occurred under a post by author Julia Carreon, who was promoting her new book addressing this and related issues facing female leaders.
A first-person essay dated October 2, 2026 describes the writer's feelings of sadness and hopelessness when encountering AI news, despite being well positioned to pursue AI-related jobs. The author, a teaching assistant with skills in web development, Rust, and operating systems, says peers are pursuing $500k salaries at companies like OpenAI while the writer feels such work represents a loss of craft and creativity, comparing it to Charlie Chaplin's factory scene in Modern Times.