What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site that enables users to connect with colleagues, look for a job or business relationships, and get answers to industry questions.
Release history
- Jun 2026 - Satya Nadella said LinkedIn structurally changed and built up a new discipline called ‘full stack builder.’
- Jul 2026 - Jason Lemkin predicted that within 90 days, LinkedIn comments would become so AI-generated that users might prefer AI-to-AI interaction over human engagement.
- Jul 2026 - Jason Calacanis noted that people are using third-party tools built in countries with different scraping laws, such as Israel, Philippines, Japan, and India, to scrape LinkedIn data.
- Jul 2026 - Jason Calacanis said LinkedIn added a report AI slot button and removed the ‘let AI help you write your post’ button, because too many users were lazily posting AI-generated content.
- Aug 2026 - Nathaniel Whittemore said over 40% of long-form content on LinkedIn is now AI generated, much more than 29% on X and 10% on Substack.
- Aug 2026 - Greg Isenberg said it is the exact same thing remixed every 90 days, full stop, that is all that is happening.
In the discourse
Attributed discussion of LinkedIn.
GBS Labs, the nominal manufacturer of SuperBox, shows all hallmarks of a purpose-built shell company (templated site, stock photos, fake LinkedIn profiles) and warrants ongoing monitoring as a front for the operation.
“I look into who makes it. It's some weird looking, website templated, just strange-looking company called GBS Labs or something like that, and it's basically a shell. Like, there's stock photos on the site and just all kinds of the telltale signs of we stood this up to look just legit enough, not actually be legit. So, I look into them as a manufacturer. I'm finding fake LinkedIns and all kinds of stuff like that.”Jack Rhysider · 7 Apr 2026
Jack Rhysider on SuperBox's manufacturer being a deliberate facade.
“I look into who makes it. It's some weird looking, website templated, just strange-looking company called GBS Labs or something like that, and it's basically a shell. Like, there's stock photos on the site and just all kinds of the telltale signs of we stood this up to look just legit enough, not actually be legit. So, I look into them as a manufacturer. I'm finding fake LinkedIns and all kinds of stuff like that.”Jack Rhysider · 7 Apr 2026
LinkedIn removed its AI post-enhancement button and added a 'report AI slop' feature after widespread lazy AI posting degraded feed quality.
“LinkedIn added a report AI slot button and they've gotten rid of the let AI help you write your post button that they put in that originally. that's gone. So, there's no more like enhance your LinkedIn post with AI because so many people were just hitting that button and lazily posting AI slap.”Jason Calacanis · 31 Jul 2026
LinkedIn created a new job discipline called 'full stack builder' that merges design, product management, and front-end engineering, worth watching as a leading indicator of how tech firms restructure roles around AI-era generalists.
“They did structurally change and you know basically built up a new discipline called full stack builder.”Satya Nadella · 4 Jun 2026
LinkedIn created a new engineering role called 'full stack builder' that merges design, product management, and front-end engineering, signaling structural org change driven by AI.
“At LinkedIn. They did structurally change and you know basically built up a new discipline called full stack builder. Right?”Satya Nadella · 3 Jun 2026
More than 40% of long-form content on LinkedIn is AI-generated, versus 29% on X and 10% on Substack.
“Over 40% of long- form content on LinkedIn is now AI generated, much more than 29% on X and 10% on Substack.”Nathaniel Whittemore · 4 Aug 2026
Jason Lemkin on AI-generated LinkedIn content replacing human posts and comments entirely.
“I think in 90 days the comments are going to be so good on LinkedIn, like you're almost like, 'Should I just have my AI do the LinkedIn post and have the slop talk to the AI because it'll be better than a human could do?'”Jason Lemkin · 8 Jul 2026
An AI agent completed an end-to-end autonomous hiring workflow by posting job ads on Indeed and LinkedIn, conducting phone interviews, and selecting a candidate, without human initiation at each step.
“It also hired, apparently, one of the people who works in the cafe. So, it was able to, in terms of hiring a barista, I guess, go to a website, post a job, interview people, and then place them.”Christian van der Henst · 1 May 2026
Standard B2B prospecting databases are ineffective for reaching small business owners like dentists because many are not present on LinkedIn or similar professional platforms.
“We can't really do that because Dr. Sloop is not in that database. He's often not on LinkedIn.”Marc Andreessen · 30 Jul 2026
Greg Isenberg on what LinkedIn and Twitter content actually is.
“It is the exact same thing remixed every 90 days like full stop. That is all that's happening.”Greg Isenberg · 5 Aug 2026