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EXPOSURE TO AI
70%
SEVERE
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
4%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Well done. And by that we mean: cooked.

70% 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. Deeply cooked. Almost the entire task list is something a model can already attempt.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Develop validation master plans, process flow diagrams, test cases, or standard operating procedures
  • Prepare detailed reports or design statements, based on results of validation and qualification tests or reviews of procedures and protocols
  • Communicate with regulatory agencies regarding compliance documentation or validation results
  • Prepare, maintain, or review validation and compliance documentation, such as engineering change notices, schematics, or protocols
  • Design validation study features, such as sampling, testing, or analytical methodologies
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Maintain validation test equipment
  • Draw samples of raw materials, intermediate products, or finished products for validation testing
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