Economists often study labor markets using the O*NET database, which breaks ~1000 occupations into tasks. But the…

Economists often study labor markets using the O*NET database, which breaks ~1000 occupations into tasks. But these tasks are too coarse-grained to track automation in AI R&D specifically, even in occupations closest to “AI researcher”.
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