LinkedIn is reportedly removing artificial intelligence (AI) prompts that it was previously displaying on its platform. These AI prompts will appear on premium users’ feeds, prompting them to use the service’s AI features. However, many users have said that these prompts have not been visible on the service for some time. The company has reportedly confirmed the reduction of these signals, without giving any reason for doing so. Notably, a report earlier this month claimed that the social networking platform was training its AI models on user data without giving them prior notice.
LinkedIn has reduced the AI signals displayed to premium users
According to a report from Fast Company, LinkedIn is quietly removing AI prompt suggestions in the feed, which were frequently viewed by premium users. These prompts appeared beneath every post and suggested related questions the user could ask the AI. This feature was similar to the one released by Meta on Facebook.
However, the visibility of these signals has reportedly reduced significantly. LinkedIn spokesperson Suzie Owens confirmed to the publication that these AI suggestions were indeed being reduced by the company, but highlighted that this was not in response to criticism or negative perception of AI features by users.
“Subscribers can still use our AI-powered tools on the jobs home page to get personalized information, like how to network, how to pitch yourself for a job or learn about a company,” the spokesperson told the publication. “
User criticism comes after many users reportedly found their feed filled with these prompts, and not useful. These suggestions were meant to encourage users to try out the AI features launched by the company in November 2023. Notably, there’s no way to turn off these prompts on LinkedIn.
The Microsoft-owned platform recently faced criticism for training its AI models without clearly describing its user base. The data collection reportedly appeared similar when many users found a setting option to turn off data collection to train AI models. Shortly thereafter, the company updated its policy to reflect its decision to collect user data.
