LinkedIn is said to be removing the artificial intelligence (AI) that was previously featured on its site. These AI notifications appear in Premium users’ feeds, encouraging them to use the service’s AI features. However, many users have reported that these messages are not visible on the service for some time. According to the information, the company has also confirmed the reduction of these requests, without giving any reasons for this. Notably, a report earlier this month claimed that the social networking site trained its AI models on user data without warning.
AI suggestions are only shown to authorized users. These messages appear below each column and show the appropriate questions for the user to ask the AI. This situation is similar to what Meta posted on Facebook (LinkedIn Silently Rolls).
However, the visibility of these notifications is greatly reduced. LinkedIn spokeswoman Susie Owens confirmed to the publication that these AI offerings have been significantly scaled back by the company, but said this is not in response to user criticism and negative opinions about AI features.
Members can still use our AI-powered tools on the jobs home page to get personalized insights, like how to build a network, position yourself for a job, or learn about a company,” the spokesperson told the publication.
The point about user criticism comes as several users reportedly found their feed bombarded by these prompts, and not helpful. These suggestions were meant to encourage users to try out the AI features the company launched in November 2023. Notably, there is no way to turn off these prompts on LinkedIn.
The Microsoft-owned platform recently faced criticism for training its AI models without telling its user base explicitly. The data collection reportedly same to surface when several users found a setting options to turn off data collection to train AI models. Soon after, the company updated its policy to reflect the decision to collect user data.
