Upskilling with Generative AI: Practices and Challenges for Freelance Knowledge Workers

arXiv:2604.27231v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Freelance workers must continually acquire new skills to remain competitive in online labor markets, yet they lack the organizational training, mentorship, and infrastructure available to traditional employees. Generative AI-powered tools like ChatGPT are reshaping market skill demands while also offering new forms of on-demand learning support to meet those demands. Despite growing interest in AI-powered learning tools, little is known about how