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Will AI replace Computer and Information Research Scientists?

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Baseline AI displacement risk for Computer and Information Research Scientists, aggregated from 4 research sources.

What this score means

Computer and Information Research Scientists is among the more exposed roles in Technology. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text-heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 58 out of 100 it sits close to the Technology average of 58. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 49 to 71, 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

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Computer and Information Research Scientists, most central first, showing 12 of 15.

01Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
02Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
03Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
04Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
05Design computers and the software that runs them.
06Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.
07Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
08Participate in multidisciplinary projects in areas such as virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or robotics.
09Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.
10Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
11Develop performance standards, and evaluate work in light of established standards.
12Maintain network hardware and software, direct network security measures, and monitor networks to ensure availability to system users.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

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

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
03GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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AI Engineer (Artificial Intelligence Engineer) · Applied Scientist · Artificial Intelligence Specialist (AI Specialist) · Computational Linguist · Computational Scientist · Computational Theory Scientist · Computer Scientist · Computer Specialist and related titles

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