Automation index

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

A first chapter and a synopsis can be farmed out. Choosing the book, lasting three years, and signing it cannot.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#151 / 633

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
Research, document and outline plots. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	45%	+9.9
Draft chapters and variants. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	38%	+7.6
Rewrite with an editor and your own taste. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Readings, fairs and reader relations. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Contracts, agent and book promotion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Find the voice and decide what ships. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Total	100%		27%

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

IS WORK OVER?

26%

#202 / 633

Cultural manager

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
Programme, fees and the venue calendar. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	44%	+7
Grants, paperwork and sponsorship. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Artists, crew and the day the sound dies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	16%	+2.9
Audience, comms and what does not fill. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The councillor, the clash and soft censorship. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Pay on time, and not leaving culture in the spreadsheet. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		26%

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