A task performed by Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
Technically, much of it, experts rate AI capability 5/5, but workers don't want it automated (desire 2.33/5). It's an Automation Red Light: proceed with care.
Do you want this task automated?
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 9 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 2 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 scale22%
- Frees up time for higher-value work11%
- It's repetitive11%
How to automate this
Doable with technology, but keep a person clearly in charge.
Where to start
Remove the repetitive parts first.
- 1Write down the steps you take to route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting 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?
Share how you automate this in real life, or correct the data. Reviewed before publishing.
This is 1 of 5 tasks studied for Proofreaders and Copy Markers, where workers want 0% of tasks automated.
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