What Work Does Generative AI Do_ _ St. Louis Fed

2026

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1) This analysis provides crucial insights into how generative AI is being adopted across the U.S. labor market, highlighting its widespread but shallow integration and the factors influencing worker adoption.
2) * Introduces new measures to track AI adoption at both the occupation and detailed work task levels.
* Reveals that AI adoption is widespread across many occupations and tasks but is often shallow, meaning it's used for a small portion of work.
* Discusses how understanding worker adoption patterns, beyond just task exposure, is key to grasping AI's impact.
3) Generative AI, Labor Markets, AI Adoption, Work Tasks, Occupation Analysis

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