Automation index

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

A report and a VAR protocol come earlier. Giving a penalty in front of 40,000 people does not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

15%

AI can already do 15% of this job.

#628 / 643

Referee

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
Reports, match sheets and clip review. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Desk fitness prep and the laws. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	28%	+3.9
Run the match on the field. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	26%	5%	+1.3
Handle protests, VAR and pressure. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	8%	+1.3
Travel, appointments and fatigue. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Judgment, consistency and authority. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		15%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 643

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