Research: the number of freelance jobs on platforms like Upwork, in areas where generative AI excels, have dropped by as much as 21% since ChatGPT's debut
The more a job is strictly about writing about a known topic or creating art, the more likely it is replaceable by generative AI. … X: Steve Hsu / @hsu_steve : WSJ: Impact of genAI on freelance work Lower pay for low-skill work. Greater pay for high-skill work. But: Exponentially fewer people capable of high cognitive ability work & as models improve the dividing (vertical black) line will shift right. https://www.wsj.com/... [image] LinkedIn: Todd Kelsey PhD🌻 : Excellent critically important article in The Wall Street Journal by Christopher Mims. I often encourage or require my students to get a taste … Dan Murray : This is a sobering take on AI's impact, but it does include upsides for some. (I don't agree with the freelance writer that AI-generated text is always flat and dull.) … Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic : “These findings echo those of more than a dozen other researchers at institutions including Harvard Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Hong Kong. … Forums: r/technology : AI Doesn't Kill Jobs? Tell That to Freelancers | There's now data to back up what freelancers have been saying for months r/OpenAI : AI Doesn't Kill Jobs? Tell That to Freelancers | There's now data to back up what freelancers have been saying for months r/technews : AI Doesn't Kill Jobs? Tell That to Freelancers | There's now data to back up what freelancers have been saying for months See also Mediagazer