LinkedIn chief executive officer Ryan Roslansky, says users of the platform have rapidly embraced artificial intelligence to boost their career prospects, but they remain cautious about one key feature, using AI to write or polish posts. According to him, the platform’s AI-generated content suggestions are not seeing the uptake the company anticipated.
“It’s not as popular as I thought it would be, quite frankly,” Roslansky told Bloomberg. He attributed the slow adoption to the professional nature of the platform, which sets a higher standard for what users are willing to publish. “The barrier is much higher,” he said. “This is your resume online.”
That caution, Roslansky noted, is rooted in the potential consequences of being perceived as inauthentic or overreliant on AI. “If you’re getting called out on X or TikTok, that’s one thing,” he said. “But when you’re getting called out on LinkedIn, it really impacts your ability to create economic opportunity for yourself.”
The reluctance comes even as AI becomes increasingly central to the professional landscape. LinkedIn has seen a sixfold increase in job listings that require AI skills over the past year, while the number of users adding AI expertise to their profiles has jumped 20-fold.
Roslansky, who leads the Microsoft-owned platform, also shared that he personally uses AI tools in his work, particularly when communicating with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “Every time, before I send him an email, I hit the Copilot button to make sure that I sound Satya-smart.”
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The disconnect between users embracing AI to showcase skills and their hesitance to use it for public expression highlights the delicate balance professionals are trying to strike between efficiency and authenticity in an increasingly AI-driven workplace.
