A task performed by Web Developers
Perform or direct Web site updates.
Technically, much of it, experts rate AI capability 3.67/5, but workers don't want it automated (desire 2.4/5). It's an Automation Red Light: proceed with care.
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 10 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 scale40%
- Frees up time for higher-value work30%
- It's repetitive30%
- Reduces human error20%
- It's difficult10%
How to automate this
Doable with technology, but keep a person clearly in charge.
Repetitive computer work
Record the steps once, then replay them.
- 1Use built-in shortcuts, text expanders, and macros for repeated steps.
- 2Automate multi-app workflows with no-code (Power Automate, Zapier, Make).
- 3For browser routines, use a record-and-replay tool.
Tools that can help
Know a better way, or spot an error?
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This is 1 of 13 tasks studied for Web Developers, where workers want 54% of tasks automated.
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