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Not sure I buy this. There was a massive drop in demand for these jobs due to layoffs but we (Ritza, a technical writing agency) have noticed a reverse of that
by sixhobbits 2y ago
Not sure I buy this. There was a massive drop in demand for these jobs due to layoffs but we (Ritza, a technical writing agency) have noticed a reverse of that since July last year which is where their data goes up to. I wonder if they can easily rerun with more recent data and see if the hypothesis holds
> We analyze data from a leading global
online freelancing platform consisting of 1,386,642 job posts from July 2021 to July 2023.
Using a network clustering algorithm and leveraging detailed job post descriptions on skill
and software requirements, we categorize job posts into distinct clusters. These clusters
can then be classified into three main categories: manual-intensive jobs (e.g., data entry,
video services, and audio services), automation-prone jobs (e.g., writing, engineering, soft-
ware, app, and web development), and image-generating jobs (e.g., graphic design and 3D
modeling). Based on the AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Index constructed by Felten
et al. (2021, 2023), these types of jobs show distinct susceptibilities to large language model
AI tools.2 Manual-intensive jobs have notably smaller AIOE compared to automation-prone
jobs, indicating lower exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs). We study the differential
impacts of the introduction of GenAI tools on demand across these different types of job
clusters