Automation index

How much of a Copy editor’s job can AI already do?

A checker and a first pass come earlier. Keeping the author’s voice and not inserting a typo do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

31%

AI can already do 31% of this job.

#32 / 623

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

IS WORK OVER?

27%

#141 / 623

Colourist

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
Look, stills and the reference. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Session, nodes and the hard shot. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Skin, sky and not eating the set. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Delivery, HDR and the one that misses in the theatre. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The director, the ego and not loading the orange. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Skin holds, and the look does not lie. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

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