Automation index

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

A bible and a treatment come earlier. Knowing which scene cuts, which joke lives, and what the showrunner wants 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.

#203 / 623

Screenwriter

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
Bibles, treatments and sequence breakdowns. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	48%	+9.6
Dialogue, variants and fast rewrites. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	40%	+8
Writers’ room and showrunner notes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Fit to budget, locations and cast. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Pitch, sale and studio relationship. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Decide tone, cut and what is not written. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		26%

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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

#498 / 623

Diving instructor

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
Briefing, tables and the plan. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Water, the student and the one who panics. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Drills, the regulator and the one who is out of air. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Log, certification and not giving the star away. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The current, the vis and aborting. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Come up whole, and not skipping the stop. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		19%

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