task file · MethodKit with Competencies
Machine territory
Summarize
to boil things down without losing the important thing
AI already does this well for most everyday cases. The task itself is largely automatable.
Summarization is the textbook strength of large language models. As automatable as it gets.
Fields where this task is under pressure
// dossiers that list summarize among the work AI now does well
StatisticsEnvironmentBiologyAstronomyGeographyPhysicsGeneticsConstructionHealth & CareSocial WorkYouthMedicinePsychologyBuilding ConservationSportsArchaeologyEducationHistoryHistory of IdeasLinguisticsPhilosophyBehavioral ScienceFuture StudiesReligionSociologyCultureCommunication & PRJournalismLiteratureRhetoricEventsTourismEntrepreneurshipEconomyProject ManagementGastronomyBusiness AdministrationSalesHuman ResourcesPoliticsInternational RelationsEquity & EqualityRegional PlanningPublic AdministrationLawGlobal DevelopmentPolitical ScienceCrime & SecurityCivics
Skills that shield it
// future skills that keep a person valuable around this task
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
Social competence
communicating, cooperating & understanding others
Responsibility & ethics
acting for the benefit of society at large
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
Cultural literacy
understanding how events & contexts are affected by culture
Professions built on it
// job titles whose weekly mix features summarize