EXPOSURE TO AI
47%
MODERATE
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
n/a
Not yet measured in the Anthropic Economic Index. The exposure figure is a capability estimate only.
A co-pilot is coming for the busywork, not the wheel.
47% 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
- Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased
- Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations
- Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives
- Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices
- Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Hire, train, or supervise purchasing clerks, buyers, and expediters
- Attend meetings, trade shows, conferences, conventions, and seminars to network with people in other purchasing departments
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 47% 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