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Anthropic just studied which jobs AI can be theoretically replaced.

Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:37 am
Posted by GumboPot
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Posted by High C
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:39 am to
I’m loving the look of “legal” there. The less lawyers, the better.
Posted by magildachunks
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:41 am to
Member when posters ridiculed me for saying lawyers would be in danger of replacement?


Pepperidge Farm members
Posted by HogPharmer
Member since Jun 2022
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:42 am to
OT Lawyers fricked.
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:43 am to
Lawyers are completely safe. They will just make sure laws are passed that limit where AI can be used in their domain.
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:43 am to
As a lawyer, I see huge potential for AI in the legal field, but right now, even the most sophisticated AI tools designed for attorneys are lacking.

I see inexplicable misses by AI in transaction documents that I have analyzed. My wife, who is a litigator, still can’t trust it not to hallucinate the law.

At the moment, I use it to draft mundane things like board minutes, consents, certificates, etc., but it’s not ready for specialized legal work.

That’s not to say it won’t be ready in 5 years, but even then, courts and clients are probably more likely to accept errors committed by people rather than errors committed by AI, which means humans will still be the primary drafters in sophisticated legal documents.
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:43 am to
Grounds Maintenance finna eat!
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:44 am to
That installation and repair part is looking nice
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:45 am to
Under Architecture and Engineering it must be forecasting a high replacement rate because "computer engineering" falls under "engineering". And in terms of 'architecture" I don't believe Anthropic factored in the wife effect.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:46 am to
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That’s not to say it won’t be ready in 5 years, but even then, courts and clients are probably more likely to accept errors committed by people rather than errors committed by AI, which means humans will still be the primary drafters in sophisticated legal documents.


We were making fun of it last summer as we tried to incorporate it into our software products. No more. I doubt you have 5 years. It's getting better very quickly.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:46 am to
Why would that make a difference?

Engineering is something that good AI would be perfect for

I mean unless they want to kill humanity
Posted by RanchoLaPuerto
Jena
Member since Aug 2023
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:46 am to
If AI can do what I do, it should. I doubt very seriously it can.

You reach a point in the legal profession at which you are paid for your judgment, not for your ability to do research and write briefs.



Posted by BOHICAMAN
Member since Feb 2026
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:48 am to
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Member when posters ridiculed me for saying lawyers would be in danger of replacement?


Unfortunately the vast majority of our elected leaders are lawyers. They’ll make sure that lawyers are the last ones to lose their jobs.
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:50 am to
I've sat through a few product demonstrations for AI construction takeoff software. And all of them were mostly useless. They in no way would have made my job easier, and I suspect I'd have to spend more time double checking the AI's work than having just done all the work myself.

I'm sure there are industries where AI works well, but its not all encompassing yet.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:51 am to
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That installation and repair part is looking nice


As someone that runs and intallation and service business, I guess I'll be interviewing former college-educated professionals for install workers in a couple of years. I hope they know how to run a screw runner use a tape measure.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
140369 posts
Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:51 am to
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Why would that make a difference?


Civil and mechanical engineers have most design work that requires field work. Computer engineers mostly code (if you are not on the hardware side).
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:52 am to
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They in no way would have made my job easier, and I suspect I'd have to spend more time double checking the AI's work than having just done all the work myself.


If the AI does your work, it's not being pitched for you to use and check.

It's being pitched for your boss to replace you with.
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:53 am to
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I’m loving the look of “legal” there. The less lawyers, the better.


Self-driving cars are going to be fought tooth and nail by Louisiana politicians to protect the PI gravy train.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
51378 posts
Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:55 am to
I’m guessing you’re a retirement age engineer with a PE
Posted by Tiger Ike
SW Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1698 posts
Posted on 3/6/26 at 11:55 am to
Glad I have my horticulture degree to fall back on.
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