OpenAI and Upwork study freelance job postings as early signals of AI changing work
Exp_Mark · x · 2026-11-11
OpenAI's economics lead Ronnie Chatterji previewed new research with Upwork examining how AI is reshaping work through shifts in freelance job postings.
The rationale: freelance projects are short and clients update postings as needs shift, making them among the earliest observable signals of AI's labor-market impact. A related paper from ExpMark's Econ unit is coming soon.
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