EXPOSURE TO AI
17%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
9%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Certified irreplaceable. For now, gloriously human.
17% 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
- Prepare reports showing places of departure and destination, passenger ticket numbers, meal and beverage inventories, the conditions of cabin equipment, and any problems encountered by passengers
- Announce flight delays and descent preparations
- Inspect passenger tickets to verify information and to obtain destination information
- Take inventory of headsets, alcoholic beverages, and money collected
- Answer passengers' questions about flights, aircraft, weather, travel routes and services, arrival times, or schedules
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order
- Announce and demonstrate safety and emergency procedures, such as the use of oxygen masks, seat belts, and life jackets
- Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers
- Walk aisles of planes to verify that passengers have complied with federal regulations prior to takeoffs and landings
- Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing
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 17% 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