Current Events > LinkedIn's AI Will Send Messages to Hiring Managers for You

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https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/linkedins-ai-will-kick-off-message-to-the-hiring-manager-for-you/

If the thought of reaching out to the hiring manager in the midst of your job hunt gives you hives, artificial intelligence may help get the ball rolling. At least, that's LinkedIn's aim with a new AI message-writing tool it's experimenting with. In a rollout to LinkedIn's "premium" users that starts Tuesday, "a highly personalized draft message to get a conversation started" will be created through generative AI, information from your profile, the job description of what you're applying for and the company in question, according to a post Tuesday by Ora Levit, the company's senior director and head of Core Growth and Premium. The post was reported earlier Tuesday by Engadget.

Citing the importance of customization, you should take the time to edit the draft "to make it your own and convey your voice," Levit said. The manager-messaging tool follows LinkedIn's announcement that it will use AI writing to beef up your profile, according to the business and networking platform.

"Also be sure to pay for an additional service which will make sure the AI pairs you up with the best opportunities"

Next new feature:
"Hey, LinkedIn hiring managers! Let us handle all your applications! We'll sort through them using our new AI, also be sure to pay for an additional service which will make sure the AI pairs you up with the best applicants!"

Feature 2 years later:
"Tired of all those job applications clearly written by AI? Pay to use our new AI tool to filter out the AI generated job applications so you only get applicants who are truly motivated!"

Feature 2 years later:
"Tired of your AI job application being filtered out? Pay to use our new super AI application writer that's so convincing the filters can't event detect it!"

Feature 10 years later:
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Someone who clearly isn't me has used my email address for linkedin, and I'm tempted to use "lost password" to set it to a 100-character random mess.

I may have done that already.

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Yeah. I hope that is next.