Business Insider featured new research from Stanford University and Revelio Labs examining how workers are updating past LinkedIn roles as AI changes the skills employers value.
The research found that nearly one in five profiles had retroactively changed the title or description of a job the user had already left. Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, retroactive additions of terms including “AI,” “GPT,” “LLM,” and “artificial intelligence” have increased more than sixfold.
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Workers are adding AI skills to past roles
In “Workers are rewriting their LinkedIn histories to add AI skills. Here's what they're dropping,” Business Insider reporter Thibault Spirlet explores how professional profiles are changing alongside shifts in the labor market.
The research, authored by Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom and researchers at Stanford and Revelio Labs, analyzed professional profiles collected by Revelio Labs between August 2020 and January 2026.
The findings show how workers are revisiting previous experience to reflect skills that have become more valuable as generative AI has spread across the workplace.
Read the full Business Insider article for more on how workers are rewriting their career histories for the AI era.
Read the full article: https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-users-add-ai-skills-jobs-drop-remote-work-terms-2026-8
FAQ
How much have AI terms increased in past LinkedIn roles?
The research found that retroactive additions of terms including “AI,” “GPT,” “LLM,” and “artificial intelligence” increased more than sixfold following the release of ChatGPT in late 2022.
How common are retrospective LinkedIn edits?
Nearly one in five profiles studied had changed the title or description of a job the user had already left.
What does Revelio Labs measure?
Revelio Labs provides standardized workforce data covering areas including employment, job postings, hiring, compensation, skills, company headcount, and employee sentiment.