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EXPOSURE TO AI
36%
MODERATE
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
20%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Half in the fire, half out. Choose which half you become.

36% 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. In the blast radius. A real slice of the work is already automatable. The rest isn’t.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Record or compile test results or prepare graphs, charts, or reports
  • Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies
  • Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures
  • Analyze test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables
  • Provide assistance to food scientists or technologists in research and development, production technology, or quality control
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, or preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, or nutrients
  • Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics
  • Monitor and control temperature of products
  • Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing
  • Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dimensions meet specifications
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.
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY)  | how this is calculated  | last updated 2026-07-16