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Teaching assistant

Based on 10 assessments

17% Low risk

Average realistic automation risk across all Teaching assistant profiles in the dataset.

Raw potential
34%
Realistic risk
17%
Research benchmark ?
28%

Raw potential = I/O automation ceiling. Realistic risk = adjusted for informal knowledge and social context. Research benchmark: Eloundou et al. (2023)

Distribution across 10 profiles. Middle half of Teaching assistants score between 17% and 18%.

0% 50% 100%
p10 · 13%
20% · p90
On-screen work 10%

Done entirely on a computer. High AI exposure — these tasks are already in the automation zone.

In-person + screen 30%

Physical sensing, digital output — e.g. interviewing someone then writing a report. Partially protected.

Computer + action 13%

Computer input, real-world output — needs someone to act on it, not just software.

Fully in-person 47%

No computer required. Furthest from automation — the strongest human advantage.

3 synthetic profiles for a Teaching assistant, ordered by automation exposure. Tab between them to see how task mix drives the score difference.

Task Time Type Exposure
Grading student assignments, quizzes, and exams (marking papers, entering grades, providing written feedback)
deep expertise
44% AD 0%
Holding office hours and one-on-one tutoring sessions with students (explaining concepts, answering questions, providing academic support)
deep expertise
27% AA 6%
Leading lab sessions or recitation classes (demonstrating procedures, supervising hands-on work, answering technical questions)
deep expertise
18% AA 5%
Classroom support during lectures (monitoring attendance, distributing materials, managing group activities, maintaining discipline)
some context needed
5% AA 0%
Administrative tasks (updating gradebooks, tracking attendance records, communicating with students via email, scheduling)
3% DD 66%
Preparing and organizing course materials (copying handouts, setting up lab equipment, arranging classroom resources)
1% DA 18%

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