Which jobs/tasks is AI most likely to replace because it's so good at them, or being used the most for them? Microsoft examined the situation and wrote a research paper:

"Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations" by Kiran Tomlinson, Sonia Jaffe, Will Wang, Scott Counts, and Siddharth Suri / Microsoft Research

PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935

This paper explores the applicability of generative AI to various occupations, using data from 200,000 anonymized conversations with Microsoft Bing Copilot.

The research classifies user goals and AI actions into O*NET work activities to determine which tasks AI assists with and performs, and then calculates an "AI applicability score" for different occupations based on the frequency, success rate, and scope of AI usage.

The findings indicate that knowledge-based and communication-intensive jobs, such as interpreters, writers, and sales representatives, show the highest AI applicability, while roles involving physical labor, machine operation, or direct personal care are less impacted. The study also compares these real-world usage patterns to existing predictions of AI's labor market effects, noting a strong correlation, particularly at broader occupational levels.

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