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EXPOSURE TO AI
37%
MODERATE
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.
The boring parts are leaving. The judgment stays.

37% 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
  • Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices
  • Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories, and assist students with hardware and software use
  • Plan, prepare, and develop various teaching aids, such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs
  • Prepare lesson outlines and plans in assigned subject areas and submit outlines to teachers for review
  • Take class attendance and maintain attendance records
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Assist in bus loading and unloading
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required
  • Clean classrooms
  • Collect money from students for school-related projects
  • Conduct demonstrations to teach skills, such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts
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