OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
12%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The robots can help. They can’t replace the room you read.
34% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Complete reports and forms required to finalize cases
- Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts
- Record the disposition of minor children, as well as details of arrangements made for their care
- Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons
- Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death
- Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death
- Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased
- Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues
- Coordinate the release of personal effects to authorized persons and facilitate the disposition of unclaimed corpses and personal effects
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 34% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16