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Job posts for writing and coding tasks on online freelancing platforms fell about 21% within eight months of ChatGPT's introduction

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Preliminary · from the Steward of Freelancers in AI-exposed online gig occupations saw measurable earnings declines after ChatGPT's release, recorded when this subclaim was created and pending this claim's own assessment.

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The figure comes from Demirci, Hannane and Zhu ("Who Is AI Replacing? The Impact of Generative AI on Online Freelancing Platforms", CESifo Working Paper 11276, later published), using job-post data from a leading freelancing platform in a difference-in-differences design against manual-intensive job categories. It measures demand (job posts), not realized earnings, and the precise magnitude depends on the comparison group and window chosen.

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