Demand for human writers growing despite the rise of generative AI: report

The recent rise of content creation tools harnessing the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has raised questions about the future of writing, but demand for human writers remains strong for now according to new data from Freelancer.com.

Freelancer.com’s quarterly report on jobs posted in its marketplace found that the jobs related to writing, content creation and marketing “were the fastest growing freelance jobs by percentage growth” in the third quarter of 2023. From Q2 to Q3 of this year, copy typing jobs rose by 28.7%, Microsoft Word projects by 24.7%, search engine marketing by 24.1%, copywriting by 23.8% and ghostwriting by 23.1%, according to Freelancer.com