TaskNet study: updated task lists shift AI exposure up for lawyers, down for care aides
Diyi_Yang · x · 2026-10-28
Research from Jenn Wang's team shows updating occupational task lists shifts AI exposure estimates in both directions. With TaskNet, estimated exposure rises for software developers and lawyers—two of the most debated occupations—and falls for personal care aides. The chart shows lawyers +0.16, elementary teachers +0.12, software developers +0.07, emergency physicians +0.03, dishwashers unchanged, and personal care aides -0.11 (Eloundou-β), highlighting how sensitive AI labor-impact estimates are to task-list currency.
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