AI exposure Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media
Will AI replace court reporters and simultaneous captioners?
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. US occupation 27-3092.
The reading
34.3%
of the time court reporters and simultaneous captioners spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of court reporters and simultaneous captioners' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 50 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 93% of them.Further along than 93% of them.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.
What AI already does for court reporters and simultaneous captionersWhat court reporters and simultaneous captioners no longer do alone
O*NET lists 13 tasks for court reporters and simultaneous captioners. AI use at work shows up in 2 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.
- Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.Core task mostly automated 0.99
- Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.Core task mostly automated 0.99
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
11 of the 13 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.Core task
- File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.Core task
- File and store shorthand notes of court session.Core task
- Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.Core task
- Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.Core task
- Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.Core task
Show the other 5
- Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.Core task
- Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.Core task
- Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.Core task
- Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.
- Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
How that compares
Among the 34 arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations, court reporters and simultaneous captioners rank 7. The group averages 14.2%, and its most exposed job is Technical Writers at 47.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
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What this does and does not mean
Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.
A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.
Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.