Should Investors Buy Upwork Stock Despite the Risks From Artificial Intelligence?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Oct 11, 2025 at 11:07AM

NASDAQ: UPWK

Upwork

Market Cap

$2B

Today's Change

(-3.53%) -$0.61

Current Price

$16.81

Price as of October 10, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

The gig economy platform runs an asset-lite business model.

Investors are concerned that Upwork (UPWK -3.53%) will lose clients who will use artificial intelligence (AI) instead.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct. 8, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 10, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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