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Will AI replace Historians?

AI reaches a large part of this job’s work.

50/100

High exposure

More exposed to AI than 79% of US workers.

AI already used in
6% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
67% of the work

What the job involves

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

Where AI reaches the work

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

Already happening(1)

  • Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.

Within reach(13)

  • Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
  • Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
  • Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
  • Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
  • Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.

and 8 more

Out of reach(7)

  • Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
  • Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
  • Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
  • Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
  • Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.

and 2 more

Also called

Genealogist · Historian · Research Historian · Collections Specialist · County Historian · Historic Architectural Resources Curator · Historic Interpreter · Historic Preservation Coordinator

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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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