LinkedIn hits 1 billion members and launches new AI chatbot for Premium Members

On Wednesday, LinkedIn introduced an AI-driven chatbot touted as a “job seeker coach,” along with unveiling other generative AI tools for its Premium users. The rollouts are tied to an announcement from LinkedIn that its platform surpassed 1 billion members.

For months, the Microsoft-owned company has been bolstering its focus on tools like automated recruiter messages, job descriptions and AI-powered profile writing suggestions.

The new AI chatbot, which aims in part to help users gauge whether a job application is worth their time, is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 and began rolling out to some Premium users on Wednesday. Microsoft has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI.

The aim is to prevent users having to consume lots of lengthy content, such as reading long articles or watching a ton of videos. It’s hoped the tool will pull together key insights that users can then use for their own career growth. 

The summarization experience also leverages Microsoft Bing to provide users with timely and comprehensive information about what’s happening in the world at the present moment. If users have questions about topics, they can ask LinkedIn and are presented with resources from across the platform and the web. 

These new AI-enabled tools build on the existing Premium-exclusive features on LinkedIn, including AI-powered profile writing assistance, Top Choice jobs signals, and more.  

The new features will begin rolling out to LinkedIn subscribers at no additional cost. If you want to try the features out for yourself, you can join a one-month LinkedIn Premium free trial or sign up for a LinkedIn Premium Career account for $39.99 per month.