Perhaps most notable, in a new report published about AI, is nearly half the posts on LinkedIn are machine generated, and as a result becoming significantly longer.

The release of the popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT at the end of 2022 likely led to a 189% surge in AI usage in LinkedIn posts. Since then, the data shows the consistent and solidified role of AI in LinkedIn posts. […] AI-assisted long-form posts show an increase in word count by 107% since ChatGPT.

The new study suggests a huge amount of waste in the energy being poured into creating waste, with even more energy spent on maintaining this digital landfill formerly known as LinkedIn.