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EXPOSURE TO AI
29%
LOW
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
5%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Mostly fireproof. AI hands you the paperwork and steps back.

29% 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
  • Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription
  • Record and process results of procedures
  • Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures
  • Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy
  • Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician
  • Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients
  • Perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment or cameras
  • Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment
  • Measure glandular activity, blood volume, red cell survival, or radioactivity of patient, using scanners, Geiger counters, scintillometers, or other laboratory equipment
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