Can you decode LinkedIn nonsense?
The answer may lie in how many of these waffling posts you can understand the true meaning of.
An AI translation tool has gone viral this week, which transforms almost anything into ‘LinkedIn speak’.
Created by Kagi Translate, the tool can put a positive spin on prompts within seconds – regardless of how dark or banal they are.
‘LinkedIn has developed its own dialect at this point, complete with grammar, idioms and emotional conventions that would be unrecognisable to someone from even 15 years ago,’ Kagi’s founder and CEO, Vladimir Prelovac, told The Times.
‘The humblebrags, the emoji cadence, the inspirational sign–offs … it also translates in reverse, decoding a wall of buzzwords back into plain English. That might actually be the more useful direction.
‘The world is a stressful place right now and I guess we all need a laugh.’
So, can you decipher this corporate slop? Take the test below to find out!
To try it yourself, enter any simple expression and see it transform into a lengthy post, just like those you see plastered all over LinkedIn.
What’s more, the tool can do this in reverse.
Simply tap or click the arrows in the middle, and copy and paste a waffly post into the tool to find out its core meaning.
Kagi has gone viral on social media, with users posting weird phrases and making it sound like something palatable for a board meeting.
One user posted a screenshot where he asked the bot to translate ‘My girlfriend cheated on me, stole my money, and is leaving me.’
This came out as ‘I’m currently navigating a season of unexpected transitions and rapid personal growth. While I’m grateful for the lessons learned during this chapter, I’m now pivoting my focus toward new opportunities and reclaiming my personal equity. Excited to see what’s next!’
On the flip side, when you input ‘I’m thrilled to announce I’m starting a new chapter! I’ve recently been given a unique opportunity to step back and reflect on my professional journey from a high-security environment,’ Kagi will deduce: ‘I’ve been sent to prison’.
Kagi Translate also features several other amusing languages like Reddit Speak, Pirate Speak and Emoji Speak.
LinkedIn has long been the subject of ridicule but calls itself the ‘largest professional network’ with more than a billion people on the platform since its launch in 2003
When a pirate gets a divorce, he might say: ‘Me wench be gone, and I be sailin’ these dark waters all by me lonesome.’
LinkedIn has long been the subject of ridicule but calls itself the ‘largest professional network’ with more than a billion people on the platform since its launch in 2003.
There is even a Reddit forum called LinkedInLunatics and an Instagram account called Bestoflinkedin.
Andy Foote, a LinkedIn expert who advises people on their profiles, told The Times that using this type of language seriously might not be the best move.
He said: ‘I think people who communicate using “LinkedIn speak” are clearly bad at marketing themselves and potentially prolonging their job hunt by being publicly inept.’
