A task performed by Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider factors such as cost, portability, compatibility, or usability.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (2.6/5) and AI capability (3/5) 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%
- It's stressful20%
- Reduces human error20%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Judgment, review & checks
Automate the checks, keep the decision with a person.
- 1Write down the rules and checklists you follow to evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider factors such as cost, then encode them so routine cases are flagged automatically.
- 2Add validation rules to catch errors before they reach you.
- 3Let AI pre-screen and surface the exceptions, you decide the hard ones.
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 10 tasks studied for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, where workers want 70% of tasks automated.
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