Automation index

How much of a Museum curator’s job can AI already do?

An inventory and a wall text come earlier. What goes on show, and not damaging the piece, do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

23%

AI can already do 23% of this job.

#291 / 633

Museum curator

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
Inventory, catalogue and write wall texts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Curate, select and negotiate loans. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Install, lighting and preventive conservation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Research, publications and dossiers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Public, tours and the board. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	16%	+2.9
Not losing a piece or a wrong attribution. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		23%

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