AI Job Risk Index

Weekly Evaluation Summary

This week’s AI job risk update is modest overall, with most scores holding steady because the news points more to deeper enterprise deployment than to sudden labor replacement. The clearest signal comes from Anthropic’s launch of Claude Science and broader reporting on the “autonomous enterprise,” which strengthens AI’s role in research workflows, software work, analytics, and back-office operations. That slightly raises risk for jobs at risk from AI that depend on structured information processing, documentation, testing, scheduling, and repeatable digital analysis. At the same time, stories about model security controls, misuse risks, and union tensions at Google DeepMind reinforce limits on fully autonomous deployment in safety-critical, regulated, and high-trust roles, helping some AI-proof jobs remain relatively protected. Relative to last week, the biggest movement is in scientific support, software production, and operations analysis rather than frontline physical work. In short, the latest headlines marginally expand the list of jobs AI will replace first, while leaving hands-on, interpersonal, and accountability-heavy occupations more stable.