The popularity of ChatGPT has already led to lower earnings for some Upwork and Fiverr freelancers.
AdvertisementLast year, a record 39% of the US workforce did freelance work , per the freelance platform Upwork.
It's not just Upwork freelancers who are earning less.
He said he's seen some freelancers' earnings fall from roughly $2,500 to $3,000 per month to around $1,000 today.
Some freelancers have found work as AI content editors, which often involves editing, fact-checking, and giving a human touch to clients' AI-generated content.
Persons:
ChatGPT, —, he's, @xianghui90 @oren_reshef @Zhou_Yu_AI, kbtp8uDUPU, John Burn, Murdoch, Carl Benedikt Frey, Mark Muro, it's, Fiverr, Ben Baker, Baker
Organizations:
Service, Washington University, New York University, Brookings Institution
Locations:
St, Louis, Australia, @jburnmurdoch, Oxford