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* August 16, 2023: Starting August 16, the '''number of connects needed to bid for a job will range from 4 to 16'''. “This change will help us facilitate better matches, increase flexibility to price projects accurately, and attract more top tier clients to the platform,” Upwork said in a community notice<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Marketplace-Updates-Changes-to-Upwork-Application-Prices/ba-p/1397770</ref>. Initially, the number of connects could range from 2 to 6, but Upwork raised the range to 2 to 8 in March 2023<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Marketplace-Updates-Boosted-Proposals-and-Connects/ba-p/1269780</ref>. | |||
* July 31, 2023: '''Upwork partners with OpenAI''' to provide businesses with expert-vetted talent who are versed with OpenAI technologies. The "OpenAI Experts on Upwork" hub, co-designed by OpenAI and Upwork, features Upwork talent who are equiped with more than 250 unique AI skills. OpenAI Experts is an extension of the recently launched AI Services hub. The two companies notes that the most used cases of OpenAI by customers include building models powered by large language models(LLMs), fine-tuning those models as well as building AI chatbots. As part of the partnership, Upwork and OpenAI also came up with a vetting process that will be used to identify freelancers to include in the program<ref>https://investors.upwork.com/news-releases/news-release-details/upwork-and-openai-partner-connect-businesses-openai-experts</ref>. | * July 31, 2023: '''Upwork partners with OpenAI''' to provide businesses with expert-vetted talent who are versed with OpenAI technologies. The "OpenAI Experts on Upwork" hub, co-designed by OpenAI and Upwork, features Upwork talent who are equiped with more than 250 unique AI skills. OpenAI Experts is an extension of the recently launched AI Services hub. The two companies notes that the most used cases of OpenAI by customers include building models powered by large language models(LLMs), fine-tuning those models as well as building AI chatbots. As part of the partnership, Upwork and OpenAI also came up with a vetting process that will be used to identify freelancers to include in the program<ref>https://investors.upwork.com/news-releases/news-release-details/upwork-and-openai-partner-connect-businesses-openai-experts</ref>. |