The most useful thing to notice is not that AI-assisted posts sound similar. It is that senior readers have started to recognise that similarity instantly.
The aesthetic signature of generic output is becoming a credibility signal in reverse.
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On LinkedIn, the style is now the warning sign
The problem with slop is not only what it says. It is what it reveals about how little care went into saying it.
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