New OpenAI and Upwork research says AI is shifting which freelance jobs get posted, and AI-related projects come with bigger budgets and more hours.
OpenAI and Upwork, a large freelance job marketplace, have released new research on how AI is changing freelance work. The headline finding: demand is shifting, and projects tied to AI tend to come with larger budgets and more hours of work.
The study looks at what clients are asking for on the marketplace. It describes shifting demand for different kinds of freelance work. It also points to new skill combinations that clients now want, meaning jobs that ask for a mix of abilities rather than one.
Anyone who hires freelancers may see AI skills shape what a job costs. Freelancers may find that adding AI skills changes which jobs they can win and which skills are worth learning next.
The full report was not available for this article. The material does not say which job types are growing or shrinking, how large the budgets are, how many more hours are involved, or how many projects were studied. Those details matter before anyone changes prices or career plans.
If you hire or work as a freelancer, watch how AI skills affect pricing and job requests, and read the full report for the specifics.
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