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Brynjolfsson et al. (2018)

What Can Machines Learn, and What Does It Mean for Occupations and the Economy?

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Specific Type
AI exposure measure
Dataset Type
Cross-sectional
Institution
MIT; Carnegie Mellon University
Institution Type
Academia
Level of Focus
Task
Most Granular Level
Task level (DWAs)
Perspective
Worker-side
Time Coverage
2018
Frequency
One-time static snapshot
Sample Size
18156 tasks; approximately 7 responses per DWA
Geographic Detail
National (US)
Occupational Classification
O*NET-SOC
Industrial Classification
Not specified
Other Classification
Detailed Work Activities (DWAs)
Key Variables
SML scores (1-5 scale); 21-question rubric; crowdsourced ratings; task-level ML suitability
AI/Tech Tracking
Machine Learning capabilities and task suitability
Access Details
Available via replication package (openICPSR)
Notes
Quality control applied to crowdsourced data; filters responses with zero variance; uses 21-question ML suitability rubric