The more commodified your job, the more likely AI can do it – lessons from online freelancing

The more commodified your job, the more likely AI can do it – lessons from online freelancing

Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockNot long ago, if you needed a speech polished, a document translated or a logo designed, you would probably have hired a freelancer online. Millions of people did exactly that. They went to platforms such as Fiverr and Upwork and paid someone (maybe on the other side of the world) to do the job. In 2023, online gig workers were estimated to number between 154 million and 435 million globally. As such, they could represent…