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How much of a Chief executive’s job can AI already do?

A dashboard and a board note write. Deciding a layoff, a buyer, and looking the workforce in the eye do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

20%

AI can already do 20% of this job.

#447 / 633

Chief executive

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Reports, dashboards and board notes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Prep committees, agendas and follow-ups. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Decide strategy, investment and cuts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Lead the exec team and conflicts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	10%	+1.8
Talk to investors, unions and press. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Represent the company and own the miss. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Total	100%		20%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low