LinkedIn discussions, debates, and professional networking insights.
I gave detailed, expert feedback on a LinkedIn post about AI visibility. The response? "Sounds a bit AI-ish." The person who wrote the AI Discovery File Specifications was told their comment about those very specifications looked automated. This is what happens when people judge writing style over substance.
An "SEO expert" on LinkedIn told his followers to create "Top 10 [Service] in [City]" pages and rank themselves first. His followers loved it. Google's spam policies don't. Here's why self-referencing listicles now trigger penalties, and what to do instead.
What started as healthy scepticism about AI has hardened into tribalism. The loudest anti-AI voices are often the ones with the least hands-on experience. After thirty years in technology, here is why treating "anti-AI" as an identity is costing UK businesses real money, and why a tool is just a tool.
Someone posts a public comment on LinkedIn. You quote it in a blog post with full attribution. They demand you remove it, claiming you need permission. Are they right? No. This step-by-step guide covers UK fair dealing, US fair use, proper attribution, GDPR, and how to handle complaints.
A LinkedIn thread about AI writing tools turned into a revealing debate. SEO copywriters called it a "race to the bottom." An author called it "creative theft." But the strongest counter-argument came from someone who pointed out the real risk: a "sea of sameness." After three decades building software for the Pentagon, banking, and insurance, I think they are all missing the point.