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

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Not 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…

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

Fabian Stephany, University of Oxford Image: Daniel Thomas / Unsplash Not 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…