Geneticists

1. 01Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
2. 02Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.People already use AI for this at work
3. 03Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.People already use AI for this at work
4. 04Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.AI could speed this up a lot
5. 05Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.AI could speed this up a lot
6. 06Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.People already use AI for this at work
7. 07Review, approve, or interpret genetic laboratory results.People already use AI for this at work
8. 08Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
9. 09Evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses.People already use AI for this at work
10. 10Analyze determinants responsible for specific inherited traits, and devise methods for altering traits or producing new traits.People already use AI for this at work

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.

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