An 'antiwork' TikToker is advising people to exploit ChatGPT by charging for resume revisions and copywriting but some people think this is too far
- TikToker Laura Anderson has accrued 87,000 followers by preaching an 'antiworkaholic' philosophy.
- She recently advised viewers to charge for resume revisions and language translations produced by the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
The TikToker Laura Anderson, a digital marketing expert who preaches an "antiworkaholic" philosophy that teaches would-be freelancers to make $10,000 in a 10-hour workweek, is sparking conversation about tips for monetizing what she has called the ChatGPT "gold rush."
Anderson's TikTok series about charging for resume revisions and language translations produced by ChatGPT have racked up upwards of 1 million views. But some have found the advice confounding given how readily available and easy to use the product is.
"It's like paying someone for [sic] Google something," one commenter wrote.
Last Wednesday, Anderson first laid out the advice for her 87,000 TikTok followers.
"We are currently in the gold rush era of AI," said Anderson, who offers a full outline of her antiwork ethos in a $2,000 course. "These chatbot AI softwares can literally make you millions of dollars and people just don't know how to monetize it yet so it is literally in its golden era."
Anderson outlined a number of opportunities, including a resume revision and cover letter creation ("you can charge hundreds of dollars for this," she said), copyrighting ("I know somebody who offers this and makes $20,000 a month by doing about 10 minutes of work each week"), and website auditing (she said she has charged $1,000 for this service).
In a follow-up video, she claimed this side hustle can become even more ambitious and intricate, like becoming a "completely professional language translator," financial advisor, or website developer — all via ChatGPT inputs.
While some viewers applauded the advice, others were slightly perplexed. "Why would they pay someone to go on ChatGPT when they can do it themselves?" one commenter wrote. Another said, "Can't use it without having the actual skill because answers aren't 100% reliable."
Anderson has a response for her critics: 'America is built on paying for convenience'
Although Anderson told Insider she hasn't monetized ChatGPT using any of these hacks herself, she fired back at critics, saying that business owners pay for all sorts of remedial tasks. "America is built on paying for convenience," she said.
She addressed some critics like copywriters who felt their jobs are threatened by the rise of AI. But humans have always integrated technology into work through history, she rebutted.
"Everybody demonized the internet when it first came out and was, like, if you use this for work or for school to write a paper, it was considered cheating," she said. "But now it's basic practice."
As for the inaccuracies that some users pointed to regarding translation or coding, Anderson said she believes ChatGPT is "more accurate than humans if done properly."
To this end, she believes that prompting is key to successful ChatGPT results — and the biggest hurdle users face when contending with the nascent tech. "The output is only as good as the input," she said. As a result, Anderson has started to share longform videos on YouTube about optimal ChatGPT inputs.
And while she concedes that her advice isn't necessarily going to bring in boatloads of cash in the short-term, she believes early adoption could be critical.
"The suggestions I made aren't gonna make you millions," she told Insider. "But it's how you can make money right now. And once you learn how to figure it out and use it properly, that's when you start to grow with it."