Automatable

A task performed by Editors

Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.

Low PriorityLow desire · low capability

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.

Worker desire to automate1.8/5

How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 5 workers).

AI capability today2.3/5

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.

H4AI assists, but humans lead

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.

  1. 1Template anything you do the same way each time.
  2. 2Connect your tools with a no-code automation (Zapier, Make, Power Automate).
  3. 3Use AI for the first draft, then review.

Tools that can help

Zapier or MakeTemplatesAI assistant

Know a better way, or spot an error?

Share how you automate this in real life, or correct the data. Reviewed before publishing.

This is 1 of 11 tasks studied for Editors, where workers want 0% of tasks automated.

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