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Introducing the UPHELD Dataset: Upwork Human-Evaluated Longer Dialogues
UPHELD is Upwork's human-evaluated benchmark for multi-turn conversation. See how we built it and used it to nearly double Uma's conversation quality.
Jun 30, 2026
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What’s In a Cup of Coffee? We Asked the Artists Behind the “Wake & Make” Campaign
Nov 4, 2021
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Product & Innovation
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Building Your Go-to Team Just Got Easier With Virtual Talent Bench™
Oct 5, 2021
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Company News
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Leveraging Disruption For Future Growth: Themes from the Work Without Limits Summit
Sep 22, 2021
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The “Work Unlocked” Podcast Aims to Change the Way You Think of Work
Aug 16, 2021
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Project Catalog Adds More Ways to Find The Right Project
Jul 13, 2021
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Improve Your Project Catalog Listings With New Ways to Promote Your Work
Jun 29, 2021

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