Artificial intelligence is the future
Technology is changing rapidly. Every single year we see some unique, game-changing innovations. Many of them will change the way we do our day to day tasks. Some will change the way in which we do our jobs. Some software and applications that use AI make the work easier for freelancers. But some of those technologies will remove the need for human employees.
Most of us have already heard about the dangers of humans being replaced by the robots and AI as the alternative workforce. Simple and low-paying jobs will disappear with time.
This presents the biggest problem for people with higher education who are working as bookkeepers, virtual assistants and etc.
You would presume that all freelancing jobs are safe from this change, but is that really a case? Freelancing does offer a wide array of job opportunities on many platforms, but in the same way in which some standard jobs will be replaced by AI, the same will happen to some freelancing jobs.
So, which freelancing jobs are in the biggest danger of being replaced with the AI? Well, let’s find out together.
1. Bookkeeping
Nowadays, more and more big and small companies are outsourcing their bookkeeping jobs to freelancers. It is much cheaper than employing the full-time employee for which you need to pay taxes, health insurance and etc. But in a few years, bookkeepers will become a thing of a past. Bookkeeping is a relatively simple job that can be done even by the simplest AI. Even nowadays a lot of bookkeeping is done automatically. So, if you are thinking about basing your freelancing career on bookkeeping, think again and try to learn some other freelancing skill that will be futureproofed for a long period of time.
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2. Data Entry
Data entry is a type of job that will soon be completely replaced by AI. Sure, nowadays you can still find a lot of data entry job on freelancing sites like Upwork and Freelancer. But in few years data entry will become completely automated with the use of AI. Even now some companies do all of their data entry tasks with the use of AI. So focusing on learning any program that is used for data entry (like Microsoft Excel) is almost pointless nowadays.
3. Proofreading
Proofreading is a freelancing job that is very common in the freelancing market. Every company that uses freelancers as writers in most cases also uses freelancers as proofreaders for the articles, blog posts and etc. that they receive from freelancers. But with the development of programs like Grammarly and advancements of AI technology, proofreading will become a job of the past.
When you think about it, you need to put in grammatical parameters inside and AI will learn by itself from that point on, and voila, you got your self a proofreading AI that can work 24/7 every day of the week. That is why grammatical correctness by freelance writers themselves won’t be such a mandatory skill like creativity and quality of the text. But that does not mean that you can write the content that is just a grammatical nightmare. You should always care about your integrity and quality of the work that will present you in the eyes of the employers and the readers.
4. Market Research Analysts
Market research analysts are ones of the most important employees for every company that deals with sales and market research. Many companies are outsourcing the market analysis tasks to the freelancers. You can still find a lot of freelancing job offers that are focused on market research and analysis. But with more and more the implementation of AI is making the Market research analysts are becoming unneeded. Like many jobs that can be done by a simple AI, Market research analysts will become a profession of a past. So don’t get your hopes up if you thinking on basing your freelancing career on this skill.
5. Translation
Oxford House defines Ai translator as digital tools that use advanced artificial intelligence to not only translate the words that are written or spoken, but also to translate the meaning (and sometimes sentiment) of the message. This results in greater accuracy and fewer misunderstandings than when using simple machine translation.
Many big companies these days have started using artificial intelligence in their language services – even Facebook has a function for translation. Digital translators are getting better and better. AI has advanced so much thanks to the creation of neural machine translation or NMT. This technology works really well because of its ability to manage large amounts of data, which means companies like Google can offer higher quality results.
Should you be afraid?
Now comes the most important question. Should you be afraid of losing potential jobs because of AI advancements and implementations? And the answer is not really. There are hundreds and headrests freelancing professions that will still continue to exist after the implementation of the AI in our society and workplace. Why is that? Because AI will create new jobs like AI programming, AI development, AI maintenance and etc. But you need to prepare yourself so you can grab that opportunity before other people realize the potential of those future professions.
John Rampton in his article “AI Is Disrupting Freelancing: Here’s How You Can Thrive” suggests that the best way to prepare is by building a personal brand. Some of the steps for a freelancer to build a personal brand are creating a website, presence on social networks, using AI as an advantage (AI software and app), and becoming part of the community. You can also check which jobs are in demand.
So don’t you worry, freelancing profession of the future, and it will just grow and grow with time, especially with a Development of an AI.
