STEP 04 — AI LAYER
Where can AI take on the work?
Score each role for automation and augmentation potential, then name what the freed-up time can go to. The three percentages must add up to 100.
Automatable
AI can do this largely on its own, with light human review. This share counts as capacity freed.
AI-augmented
AI speeds it up or improves it; a person still does the core work. Not counted as capacity freed.
Human-core
Judgement, relationships, accountability — AI doesn't really change it.
Alex Kim — Senior Software Engineer
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 15–45% automatable
Read from 2 of 4 items above: System Design (medium), Mentoring (low). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Ben Foster — Product Manager
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 20–50% automatable
Read from 4 of 4 items above: Product Discovery & Roadmap (medium), Stakeholder Communication (low), Competitive Analysis (medium), Analytics (medium). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Diego Alvarez — QA Engineer
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 25–55% automatable
Read from 4 of 4 items above: Quality & Release Readiness (medium), Performance Testing (medium), Security Testing (medium), Exploratory Testing (medium). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Grace Liu — Product Manager
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 40–70% automatable
Read from 2 of 4 items above: Product Discovery & Roadmap (medium), User Research (high). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Jordan Lee — Software Engineer
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 25–55% automatable
Read from 1 of 4 items above: API Design (medium). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Maya Chen — QA Engineer
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 15–45% automatable
Read from 2 of 4 items above: Quality & Release Readiness (medium), Test Strategy (low). A rough guide from the wording alone.
Nina Torres — Software Engineer
What this role does today
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Sam Patel — Software Engineer
What this role does today
Free quick guess from the wording: roughly 25–55% automatable
Read from 2 of 4 items above: UI Engineering (medium), Testing (medium). A rough guide from the wording alone.