Automation index

Can AI do the work of a Police officer?

Filing a report and searching records already speeds up. Stopping someone, reading a street, and firing or not is not a model.

It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

17%

AI or a robot can already do 17% of this job.

#96 / 103

Police officer

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Write reports, complaints and duty logs. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	35%	+6.3
Search records, cameras and internal databases. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	30%	+4.2
Patrol, presence and deterrence on the street. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	8%	+1.4
Arrests, ID checks and use of force. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	6%	+1.1
Victim support and conflict mediation. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	10%	+1.6
Testify in court and coordinate with prosecutors. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		17%

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

IS WORK OVER?

24%

#85 / 103

University professor

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Prep materials, tests and rubrics. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	20%	45%	+9
Papers, grants and reviews. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	38%	+6.1
Teach and tutor. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	20%	12%	+2.4
Supervise theses and examine. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	15%	+2.4
Department meetings and academic admin. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	14%	+2
Actually research and choose the problem. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		24%

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