OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
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Not yet measured in the Anthropic Economic Index. The exposure figure is a capability estimate only.
Lightly singed at worst. Carry on.
28% 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
- Compile and maintain records of preventive maintenance and instrument performance checks according to schedule and regulations
- Perform tests by following physician instructions
- Compile materials for distribution to pathologists, such as surgical working drafts, requisitions, and slides
- Examine slides under microscopes to ensure tissue preparation meets laboratory requirements
- Identify tissue structures or cell components to be used in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of diseases
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Cut sections of body tissues for microscopic examination, using microtomes
- Embed tissue specimens into paraffin wax blocks, or infiltrate tissue specimens with wax
- Operate computerized laboratory equipment to dehydrate, decalcify, or microincinerate tissue samples
- Perform electron microscopy or mass spectrometry to analyze specimens
- Perform procedures associated with histochemistry to prepare specimens for immunofluorescence or microscopy
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 28% 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