Will AI Replace Writers and Authors? AI Risk 50/100

Q: Will AI replace writers and authors?

Writers and authors get an AI risk score of 50 out of 100 (medium risk). Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

AI drafts articles, stories and books quickly.

What stays human

Original voice, lived experience and readers who want a real person.

What to learn next

Building a readership, a niche, other formats such as video.

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Other writing jobs

Proofreaders85/100, high risk Translators78/100, high risk Copywriters72/100, high risk Technical writers70/100, high risk Journalists55/100, medium risk

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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