A task performed by Computer Programmers
Write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic.
Likely yes, and the people who do it want it gone. Workers rate their desire to automate this 3.1/5, and experts rate current AI capability at 3.5/5. That puts it in the Automation Green Light zone.
Do you want this task automated?
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 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 want this automated
- Frees up time for higher-value work50%
- Helps handle larger scale40%
- It's stressful20%
- Reduces human error20%
- It's difficult20%
- It's repetitive10%
How to automate this
Good news: this is a strong candidate to automate now.
Analyzing & processing data
Let the spreadsheet or a BI tool do the math and the charts.
- 1Set up formulas and pivot tables once, so the numbers you need to write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge recalculate themselves.
- 2Connect a free dashboard so reports refresh themselves (Looker Studio, Power BI).
- 3Use AI to summarise the findings, but keep the numbers in the spreadsheet.
Tools that can help
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