Automation index
Can AI do a Data scientist’s job?
Today an AI can already classify, reconcile, and prep a first close. The final call, and what goes to the tax office, still has a name on it.
It does not say how many people will end up unemployed.
IS WORK OVER?
Data scientist
47%
AI or a robot can already do 47% of this job.
#20 / 83
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Tasks and time saved
Notebooks and features
70%30% of the week
Train and evaluate models
50%30% of the week
Ship to production
35%20% of the week
Frame the problem
20%20% of the week
Estimate · first measured 25 Aug 2026. · Coverage 54%