Automation index

How much of a Game designer’s job can AI already do?

A GDD and an economy table come earlier. Playing it until it hurts, and cutting a system, do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

26%

AI can already do 26% of this job.

#199 / 623

Game designer

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
GDD, flows and economy tables. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Leveling, quests and tutorial copy. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Playtest, telemetry and reading frustration. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Align art, engineering and production. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Cut systems and defend the feel. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Decide what the game is, and is not. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		26%

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

IS WORK OVER?

28%

#115 / 623

Technical writer

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
Structure, API docs and the tutorial. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Screenshots, versions and not leaving the old shot. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
The engineer who will not write, and extracting the how. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Legal review, i18n and the changelog. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Support, the tickets and what the doc misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it can be installed, and not documenting thin air. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

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