A task performed by Editors
Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (1.8/5) and AI capability (2.33/5) are on the low side. It sits in the Low Priority zone.
Do you want this task automated?
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 5 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
- Frees up time for higher-value work20%
- Reduces human error20%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Where to start
Remove the repetitive parts first.
- 1Write down the steps you take to assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage and template anything you do the same way each time.
- 2Connect your tools with a no-code automation (Zapier, Make, Power Automate).
- 3Use AI for the first draft, then review.
Tools that can help
Know a better way, or spot an error?
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This is 1 of 11 tasks studied for Editors, where workers rate 0% of tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated.
See the 15 tasks workers most want AI to take over, across all studied roles, in our ranked guide.
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