ChatGPT and Demand for Freelancer Skills

ChatGPT’s release sharply cut demand for substitutable freelance skills like writing and translation, while some complementary skills grew.
Published

November 1, 2024

ChatGPT changed demand for skills. We study how the introduction of ChatGPT changed demand for freelancers in substitutable and complementary skills. Demand for substitutable skills, such as writing and translation, decreased by 20-50%. Within complementary skill clusters, the results are mixed: demand for machine learning programming grew by 24%, and demand for AI-powered chatbot development nearly tripled, while demand for novice workers declined in general. Read more

Scatter plot of skill clusters in embedding space, labelled complementary, substitutable, and unaffected