A task performed by Technical Writers
Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.
Technically, much of it, experts rate AI capability 4.33/5, but workers don't want it automated (desire 2.25/5). It's an Automation Red Light: proceed with care.
Do you want this task automated?
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 4 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 3 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers feel the way they do
- Helps handle larger scale25%
How to automate this
Doable with technology, but keep a person clearly in charge.
Analyzing & processing data
Let the spreadsheet or a BI tool do the math and the charts.
- 1Set up formulas and pivot tables once, so the numbers you need to analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials recalculate themselves.
- 2Connect a free dashboard so reports refresh themselves (Looker Studio, Power BI).
- 3Use AI to summarise the findings, but keep the numbers in the spreadsheet.
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 8 tasks studied for Technical Writers, where workers want 25% of tasks automated.
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