The numbers are in, and they are not great. Since ChatGPT showed up, freelance work in creative fields has taken a serious hit. Job listings on the major platforms dropped across the board. Creative gigs fell 21 percent. Writing jobs dropped by 33 percent. Translation work went down by 19 percent. It felt sudden. Like someone flipped a switch. And for a lot of freelancers, things got quiet fast...
Well, sort of. I used to think letting AI write an entire blog post was a step too far. Sure, I had (and still do) use AI for research, outlines, and the occasional brainstorm. But turning over a whole article? That felt like cheating. Still, I was curious enough to try it. And I chose a topic that actually mattered, writing about the AI itself. The Process That Changed My Mind Here is exactly...
