Quick disclaimer, I for one love AI, and I think it’s definitely going to change the future of work for the better.

However, THIS isn’t what I had in mind (check out the screenshots in the comments below)

So last Thursday morning, I got a random connection request which of course I accepted, because… networking, right?

Now, that same Thursday afternoon, I got this huge ass message

Something about some crazy superstar senior designer wanting to get hired…

They’re the kind of “GAME-CHANGER” companies are fighting for! (👀tfff… yeah right)

Come Friday morning, I get back onto linkedIn and the same lady sends me one of the worst follow ups I’ve ever seen in my life, with an opening that starts…

“Hope your day is going as smoothly as a well-executed user flow! 🎨”

Like who tf talks like this?

So I simply replied “man pls shush”…

Now before anyone roasts me for this, I was feeling a bit sassy so that’s why i went with that.

But then this guy decide to get to me with a whole ass essay about “valuing my time” and “taking a more considerate approach”

And that’s when it clicked— I’m talking to AI.

This is literally what LinkedIn has now become: An AI networking platform.

With AI talking and making deals with other AI…

Bots apologizing to bots…

And no real people actually reading or interacting with one another.

It’s absolute insanity.

And to think that companies are out here spending thousands of dollars on AI tools that are basically just spam machines with better grammar…

Thinking that they’re “scaling their efforts” when THIS is the quality we’ve got.

Imo, linkedin might honestly be dead at this point, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve moved away from it… UNLESS we got a huge course correct.

Now if you’re someone using AI for linkedin. This is probably what your “optimized outreach” looks like to your prospects.

Anywho…

I’d love to hear from you guys too:

What are some of the weirdest outreach messages you’ve gotten?

And what do you think about the future of AI personalised outreach?

Extra points if you’ve also gotten “a day as smooth as a well-executed user flow.” 💀