Overview

• Microsoft researchers analyzed 200,000 anonymized Copilot conversations to quantify how AI overlaps with various job tasks
• Translators and interpreters showed a 98% task overlap with Copilot functions, making them the most exposed roles
• Information-focused professions such as historians and writers also rank among the 40 jobs most at risk from AI automation
• Lead author Kiran Tomlinson emphasizes that high task-level overlap does not imply AI can independently perform full occupational duties
• Experts stress the need for targeted reskilling and workforce adaptation as AI tools become integral to professional workflows