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Will AI replace Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers?

AI reaches most of this job’s work.

78/100

Very high exposure

More exposed to AI than 100% of US workers.

AI already used in
23% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
85% of the work

What the job involves

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

Where AI reaches the work

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

Already happening(5)

  • Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
  • Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
  • Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
  • Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
  • Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows.

Within reach(8)

  • Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
  • Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
  • Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
  • Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
  • Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.

and 3 more

Out of reach(3)

  • Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.
  • Teach writing classes.
  • Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.

Also called

Author · Librettist · Fiction Writer · Freelance Writer · Novelist · Continuity Writer · Ghostwriter · Humorist

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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