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Will AI replace Editors?

AI reaches most of this job’s work.

62/100

Very high exposure

More exposed to AI than 94% of US workers.

AI already used in
19% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
74% of the work

What the job involves

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Already happening(5)

  • Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
  • Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
  • Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.
  • Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location.
  • Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher.

Within reach(10)

  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
  • Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
  • Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.
  • Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.
  • Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.

and 5 more

Out of reach(5)

  • Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
  • Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
  • Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
  • Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.
  • Interview and hire writers and reporters or negotiate contracts, royalties, and payments for authors or freelancers.

Also called

Editorial Assistant · Assignment Editor · Sports Editor · Book Editor · Index Editor · Newspaper Editor · Photo Editor · Story Editor

What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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