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    HOW TO SPOT AI-GENERATED POSTS ON LINKEDIN

    Published on — February 21, 2025
    • -  AI  -  GENERATED POSTS  -  LINKEDIN  -  NONSENSE
    How to Spot AI-Generated LinkedIn Posts

    EVER SCROLLED THROUGH LINKEDIN AND THOUGHT, “WOW, THIS POST SOUNDS LIKE A ROBOT TRYING TO SELL ME MOTIVATION IN A BOTTLE”? YEAH, THAT’S BECAUSE IT PROBABLY IS. AI-GENERATED POSTS ARE EVERYWHERE, AND SOMEHOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL FALLING FOR THEM. SO, IF YOU WANT TO AVOID ENGAGING WITH ANOTHER GENERIC, SOULLESS CORPORATE SERMON, HERE’S HOW TO SPOT THE SIGNS:

    • The Overuse of Buzzwords

      If a post contains the words innovation, disruption, game-changer, and paradigm shift in the same sentence, congratulations – you’ve just stumbled upon AI-generated nonsense. Because nothing screams “totally authentic thought” like regurgitated tech jargon.

    • Fake Personal Stories That No One Asked For

      “My boss laughed at me when I said I’d change the industry. Now I’m a CEO.” No, you’re not. And no, they didn’t. AI loves spinning these weird, dramatic, Hallmark-style success stories because it thinks humans actually talk like this. Spoiler: we don’t.

    • Pretending to Drop Groundbreaking Knowledge

      “Did you know that consistency is key to success?” Wow. Thank you, ChatGPT Confucius. Without this mind-blowing revelation, we would all be lost. AI-generated posts are full of stating the obvious with fake depth, hoping you’ll react with a 🙌 emoji.

    • Over-the-Top Confidence in Ridiculous Claims

      “By 2027, 90% of businesses will be using AI-generated content to scale at 10x growth.” Oh really? Did you and your imaginary data team run the numbers on that? AI loves fake statistics and wildly optimistic projections, mostly because no one ever questions them.

    • Weirdly Perfect Formatting & Tone

      Bullet points Short, snappy sentences Overuse of emojis Reads like a TED Talk transcript written by someone who’s never had a real conversation?

    • The Same Tired Template Over and Over

      Every AI-generated post follows the same predictable structure: Hook → Dramatic Statement → Generic Advice → Inspirational Call-to-Action. If it feels like you’ve read it a hundred times before, it’s because you have. AI just keeps remixing the same nonsense with different buzzwords.

    • Unrealistically Positive Take on Everything

      “Failure is just a step closer to success!” Oh, is it? Tell that to the startups that burned through millions before disappearing into oblivion. AI-generated posts refuse to acknowledge that sometimes things just go horribly wrong – because apparently, negativity doesn’t “perform well.”

    • Name-Dropping for No Reason

      “I had coffee with a Fortune 500 CEO today, and they shared this one secret to success…” No, you didn’t. AI-generated posts love to throw in big names and vague scenarios to add fake credibility. It’s like a LinkedIn humblebrag on steroids.

    • Endless, Forced Engagement Bait

      “What’s your biggest takeaway from this? Drop it in the comments!” Ah yes, the classic desperate attempt to force interaction. AI knows engagement matters, so it shoehorns in a question that nobody actually cares about, hoping someone will play along.

    • A Random Motivational Quote to Seal the Deal

      No AI-generated post is complete without some cringe-inducing quote from Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Sun Tzu (because of course, The Art of War applies to LinkedIn content strategy). If the post ends with “What are YOUR thoughts?”, it’s basically just an AI shouting into the void.

    “WOW, SO INSIGHTFUL” – SAID NO ONE EVER

    So, next time you see a post that feels too polished, too generic, and too desperately trying to sound human, take a second to appreciate the sheer, soul-crushing mediocrity of it all.

    You’re not reading the wisdom of a “thought leader.” You’re witnessing the dull, synthetic output of a glorified autocorrect that has spent too much time inhaling LinkedIn clichés and thinks “synergy” is still a compelling word. There’s no depth, no insight, and definitely no originality – just the digital equivalent of a corporate robot patting itself on the back for successfully stringing together words it barely understands.

    If AI-generated posts were a person, they’d be that one colleague who nods enthusiastically in meetings but never actually contributes anything. They’d tell you they’re “passionate about leveraging scalable solutions” while saying absolutely nothing of value. They’d be the kind of person who thinks adding “Disrupting the industry!” to their bio makes them a visionary.

    But hey, at least AI posts don’t waste time pretending they actually care. They don’t feel shame, they don’t cringe at their own fake stories, and they certainly don’t realise that their engagement bait sounds about as natural as a chatbot trying to flirt.

    So next time you see one of these bland, soulless, algorithm-generated sermons, just remember: It’s not a real person sharing a game-changing insight. It’s just another word salad designed to sound important while saying absolutely nothing..


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