Online gig platforms seek to increase their “take rates” amid slowing growth; PitchBook: Fiverr and Upwork are trading at less than 20% of their pandemic peaks
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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 L...
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
There's now data to back up what freelancers have been saying for months — Jennifer Kelly, a freelance copywriter in the picturesque …
The proliferation of AI-generated content on marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr is causing transactional disputes and increasing client and freelancer mistrust
https://www.forbes.com/... Patrick von Sychowski : The AI tsunami is coming. ""I'm really frankly worried that millions of people are going to be without a job by the end of this year," says Shea … R...
The proliferation of AI-generated content on marketplaces like Upwork is causing transactional disputes and increasing mistrust between clients and freelancers
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As Western tech companies react to sanctions on Russia, Twitch streamers, Upwork gig workers, OnlyFans creators, and contract developers lose their livelihoods
When Arina, a 22-year-old illustrator in Russia, first started using the freelance work platform Upwork last year, it changed her life.
Facebook says it has created a new group to run all of its payments projects with David Marcus at the helm; hires former Upwork CEO as VP of Facebook Payments
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VF Corp's The North Face, REI, and Upwork say they are committing to an ad boycott of Facebook in light of its handling of misinformation and hate speech
(CNN Business)Outdoor apparel brand The North Face has become the best-known company yet to commit to an advertising boycott of Facebook …
VF Corp's The North Face, REI, and Upwork say they are committing to an ad boycott of Facebook in light of its handling of misinformation and hate speech
(CNN Business)Outdoor apparel brand The North Face has become the best-known company yet to commit to an advertising boycott of Facebook …
Investors and employees of Toptal, a freelancing platform with ~$200M revenue and originally funded by $1.5M in convertible notes, have ended up with no equity
but it never does (aka, gotta read the fine print.) https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Tom Dotan / @cityofthetown : After its seed investment 7 years ago, Toptal promised equity for investors and emp...