A task performed by Art Directors
Review and approve art materials, copy materials, and proofs of printed copy developed by staff members.
Not yet. Workers want this automated (3.17/5), but experts rate today's AI capability at only 2.67/5, the technology isn't there. It's an R&D Opportunity.
Do you want this task automated?
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 6 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 6 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 want this automated
- Frees up time for higher-value work50%
- Reduces human error50%
- It's repetitive33%
- It's stressful17%
- It's difficult17%
- Helps handle larger scale17%
How to automate this
Workers want this gone, but today's tools only get part of the way. Automate the edges.
Finding & gathering information
Make the information come to you on a schedule.
- 1Set up saved searches and alerts for the sources you check to review and approve art materials, copy materials, and proofs of printed copy developed by staff members (Google Alerts, feeds).
- 2Pull updates into one place with RSS or a no-code scraper.
- 3Use an AI search tool for the first pass, then verify the sources.
Tools that can help
Know a better way, or spot an error?
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This is 1 of 8 tasks studied for Art Directors, where workers want 38% of tasks automated.
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