Will AI replace Computer and Information Research Scientists?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 1 of the 6 studied Computer and Information Research Scientists tasks as do-able by AI today, and 1 of those are tasks workers also want automated. Only 6 tasks were studied for this role, so treat the share as a rough signal.
of tasks in the Computer and Information Research Scientists role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and computer and information research scientists workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 17% of the 6 work tasks in the Computer and Information Research Scientists role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 15-1221.00).
- Workers in the Computer and Information Research Scientists role rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 1 of 6 Computer and Information Research Scientists tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 17% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Computer and Information Research Scientists task scores 3.79/5 for worker desire to automate and 2.7/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Computer and Information Research Scientists role (O*NET SOC 15-1221.00) has a median U.S. wage of $152,310 and about 38,480 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 6 tasks studied for Computer and Information Research Scientists, 1 (17%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3.79/5 for worker desire and 2.7/5 for AI capability.
All 6 tasks, most-wanted first
Approve, prepare, monitor, and adjust operational budgets.
R&D Opportunitywant 4.17 · AI 2.5Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
Green Lightwant 4.1 · AI 4Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.78 · AI 2.33Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.7 · AI 3Design computers and the software that runs them.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.67 · AI 2.67Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 1.67
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Other Computer and Mathematical roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 17% for Computer and Information Research Scientists (Stanford WORKBank).
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