How likely is AI to replace Biological Scientists, All Other?

Published research puts Biological Scientists, All Other at 50 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 4 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Biological Scientists, All Other?

Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Biological Scientists, All Other run from 45 to 56 out of 100 across the 4 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Which research & science roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published research & science roles to Biological Scientists, All Other by score are Urban and Regional Planners (50/100), Economists (49/100), and Geographers (52/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Biological Scientists, All Other?

Transitioning

Baseline AI displacement risk for Biological Scientists, All Other, aggregated from 4 research sources.

What this score means

Biological Scientists, All Other sits in the middle of the exposure range for Research & Science. Routine parts of the job are starting to automate, but much of it still depends on judgment, relationships, and context that today's models handle poorly. At 50 out of 100 it scores 11 points above the Research & Science average of 39. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 45 to 56, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 4 research sources that scored Biological Scientists, All Other for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
03Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Biological Scientists, All Other?: Published research puts Biological Scientists, All Other at 50 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the transitioning band. The number is a weighted consensus of 4 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Biological Scientists, All Other?: Broadly, yes. Individual estimates for Biological Scientists, All Other run from 45 to 56 out of 100 across the 4 sources behind this score, a fairly tight range. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.
Which research & science roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published research & science roles to Biological Scientists, All Other by score are Urban and Regional Planners (50/100), Economists (49/100), and Geographers (52/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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