Got a notification from LinkedIn saying “You’re one of the few experts who have been invited to collaborate on …” I got curious and opened up the link.
Apparently, now instead of professional writers being paid to pen down their, usually, cohesive & authentic views, LinkedIn is trying out the idea of generating content using an LLM and then asking for free editorial services from users in exchange for “badges” 🤯 🤦♂️
This is cheap IMO. Even for LinkedIn.
What’s happened to the “content team” at LinkedIn!?
Hamartiogonic ( @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ) 47•10 months agoDo you still remember when LI would ask you to give access to your address book and then proceed to spam all your friends? This level of scummy behavior is nothing new.
TWeaK ( @TWeaK@lemm.ee ) English37•10 months agoNot surprising. LinkedIn have always been scummy, going back to when they first started and they’d convince people to give them their email accounts and passwords so they could send emails to all their contacts to get them to join. They’re also one of only 2 companies that at one point sold my unique email address to spam immediately after joining.
FrostyCaveman ( @FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee ) 31•10 months agoLinkedIn is the worst. Scummiest platform bar none and it’s not even close
simple ( @simple@lemm.ee ) 13•10 months agoI actually scoffed when I saw there are official linkedin spambots masquerading as real people that message you and ask you to try LinkedIn Premium.
Rozz ( @Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org ) English4•10 months agoWould anyone actually believe a real person who doesn’t work for LinkedIn is asking you to try LinkedIn?
jet ( @jet@hackertalks.com ) English22•10 months agoDead internet theories proving more and more applicable
library_napper ( @library_napper@monyet.cc ) 16•10 months agoYou read thing on LinkedIn? Its just for posting bullshit corporate stuff anyway.
Frog-Brawler ( @Frog-Brawler@kbin.social ) 14•10 months agoAnyone remember before LinkedIn when there was a law that people didn’t have to disclose their race on a job application, and how 90% of people ignored that protection and decided to post up their headshot on linked in anyway?
lemmyvore ( @lemmyvore@feddit.nl ) English5•10 months agoI think you may have slightly misunderstood that law… it says you must not discriminate based on race, not that you should never disclose your race anywhere. I mean, they’re gonna see you eventually when you interview anyway.
ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 6•10 months agoYes but at that point they might as well just interview you instead of dismissing on first sight.
lemmyvore ( @lemmyvore@feddit.nl ) English1•10 months agoThere’s something to be said about omitting unnecessary details from a job application, to prevent out-of-hand dismissal. But if bias exists it will manifest eventually anyway. If the HR department or management scours the internet for personal details as an excuse to reject someone they’ve already crossed a line, and a candidate somehow cunning their way into an interview won’t change their bias.
ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 1•10 months agoYes, but scoring the internet for negative properties is much more effort than looking at a picture the applicant has attached. Do they really have that much time (and the will) to basically background check every single applicant?
Good point! I just replaced my LI profile photo w/ an abstract image 🍻
Ubermeisters ( @Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip ) English14•10 months agoSo they go from paying people to provide a service, to convincing people providing them a free service on a "“omg you so smart” basis., got it. That makes sense.
Stop training these companies AI for free
999 ( @999@kbin.social ) 4•10 months agoI’ve been getting emails with the subject line, “Your expertise is requested,” from LinkedIn for several years now. They definitely know how to pander to their audience!
DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) 3•10 months agoThey’re asking lunatics to train the psychologist.
lilShalom ( @lilShalom@lemmy.basedcount.com ) 12•10 months agoI don’t use LinkedIn unless I’m looking for a job.
Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 5•10 months agoIf I’m gonna be doing freelance editing work for LinkedIn, I’d be charging 125 CAD (90 USD)/hr, 2 hr minimum.
LinkedIn only helped a little with my job search, now I just like and re-share railway news, that’s it.
HobbitFoot ( @HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ) English5•10 months agoIf anything, I think it is a way to teach their AI how to answer more complicated questions. The AI may have access to the knowledge, but it doesn’t understand how to process it. This gives the AI feedback on what is important in cases where the programmers don’t have the knowledge base to correct issues.
aport ( @aport@programming.dev ) 3•10 months agoLiterally recycled garbage.