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?
Writer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#164 / 763
View rankingWriter
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 45% | +9.9 |
Draft chapters and variants.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 38% | +7.6 |
Rewrite with an editor and your own taste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Readings, fairs and reader relations.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Contracts, agent and book promotion.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Find the voice and decide what ships.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- Research, document and outline plots
- Draft chapters and variants
- Rewrite with an editor and your own taste
- Readings, fairs and reader relations
- Contracts, agent and book promotion
- Find the voice and decide what ships
- escritor
- escritora
- novelista
- writer novelist
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3043.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641
IS WORK OVER?
Game developer
27%
#153 / 763
View rankingGame developer
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Prototype, the loop and the input.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Physics, the bug and the one that teleports.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Build, the platform and the one that will not ship.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Frame, 30 and not leaving it at 8.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The designer, the fun and not cutting what it feels.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it plays, and not leaving the frame at 8.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- game prototypes
- game loop
- input
- builds
- frames
- physics bugs
- platforms
- write game code
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1252.00· ESCO/ISCO 2514