Masters of Scale

What the jobs report isn't telling you about AI & the workforce, with Upwork’s Hayden Brown

August 18, 2026·30 min·7-min readinterviewbusiness
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Hayden Brown, CEO of Upwork, argues that while AI is transforming the labor market with both disruption and opportunity, the future of work will be defined not by humans versus machines, but by humans empowered by AI. The most valuable workers are those who can integrate AI tools into real-

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Hayden Brown

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Hayden Brown

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UpworkOpenAIAI company behind Claude, mentioned as a key platform where work is now originating

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Artificial IntelligenceBusiness ModelsFreelancingFuture Of WorkScalingStartupsTech Industry

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