EXPOSURE TO AI
6%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Robots can’t hold a hand, a scalpel, or your nerve.
6% 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. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders
- Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper
- Arrange reservations for patrons of dining establishments
- Plan, prepare, and deliver meals to individuals with special dietary needs
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment
- Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary
- Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary
- Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars
- Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures
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 6% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16