Science
Research Biologist
AI Risk Score 2026
0%
Your job is relatively safe — for now.
Oxford Martin School (2013)
4%
theoretical risk
Anthropic Index (2026)
24.5%
observed today
Combined score: Oxford Martin School (Frey & Osborne, 2013) weighted 40% + Anthropic Economic Index (2026) weighted 60%. Oxford score = theoretical automation potential. Anthropic score = observed AI usage across millions of professional Claude conversations.
Sector: Science
What AI will do
- Running standardised lab protocols
- Processing and categorising microscopy images
- Literature search and synthesis
What keeps you human
- Formulating original research hypotheses
- Interpreting unexpected experimental results
- Designing novel experimental approaches
Scientific research is driven by curiosity and the ability to ask questions that have never been asked. While AI is accelerating hypothesis testing and data analysis, the creative and interpretive core of research — the moment of insight — remains irreducibly human.
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