Will AI replace personal assistants?
Likely.
AI now handles diaries, inboxes and travel. The trusted gatekeeper part of the role is what survives.
AI-proof score
38/100
At risk
AI can already do much of this work.
Easy to automateNeeds a human
Our estimate from published research, not a prediction about you or any employer. How we score jobs
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Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs
- Hands-onProtects
Skilled physical work in the real world
- Unpredictable settingsProtects
Every site, home or patient is different
- Human touchProtects
Trust, care or persuasion face to face
- AccountabilityProtects
Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
- Screen-basedExposes
Work done on a computer with text, data or images
- RoutineExposes
Repeatable, rules-based tasks
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