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EXPOSURE TO AI
55%
HIGH
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The machines are eyeing your desk.

55% 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. Heavily exposed. Most of the tasks are within reach of today’s AI.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms
  • Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal
  • Prepare technical reports of findings or recommendations, based on synthesized analyses of test results
  • Design or direct nuclear research projects to develop, test, modify, or discover new uses for theoretical models
  • Design fuel cycle models or processes to reduce the quantity of radioactive waste generated from nuclear activities
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations
  • Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards
  • Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, or waste disposal
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