LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky recently shared, he is astonished to see that people are not utilizing the AI writing assistant for polishing their LinkedIn posts. Roslansky told Bloomberg “It’s not as popular as I thought it would be, quite frankly.” When asked why, he stated that the “barrier is much higher” to posting on LinkedIn, because “this is your resume online.” Additionally, users can face real backlash if they post something that’s too obviously generated by AI.
Mostly when people post on Facebook and other social media platforms, they use artificial intelligence. Because it improves sentence clarity, moreover, it’s a fast way to write even more than 5000 words in just a few seconds, which a human can’t do. But why do people avoid using AI for their LinkedIn posts?
The reason is simple: LinkedIn is a professional platform. When someone posts on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms, the use of AI is considered as fun. But LinkedIn is a platform that represents your professional image. Therefore, people hesitate to use AI because they think it will affect their credibility, job prospect, and even their reputation.
Moreover, the concept of personal branding originates on LinkedIn, due to which users show up daily, make comments, posts, and engage with others. So, they want others to be real, not robotic, like some of the users just copy the post content , give it to AI tools, and ask them to generate a comment. This behavior is destructive, breaks down trust, and produces content that feels robotic, disconnected, and misleading.
LinkedIn is a place where people want to build real, personal trust, and relying too much on AI ruins this experience.That’s why many people are stepping away from AI writing tools for their posts and comments, not because AI itself is problematic, but because authenticity is what really counts in these spaces.
“It’s not as popular as I thought it would be, quite frankly,” Roslansky told Bloomberg. When asked why, he argued that the “barrier is much higher” to posting on LinkedIn, because “this is your resume online.” Plus, users can face real backlash if they post something that’s too obviously generated by AI.