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How exposed to AI is a Intelligence Analyst?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for intelligence analysts, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 6 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Anti-Terrorist AnalystCrime Analyst (Criminal Analyst)Crime and Intelligence Analyst (Criminal and Intelligence Analyst)Crime Intelligence Analyst (Criminal Intelligence Analyst)Crime Research Specialist (Criminal Research Specialist)Intel Analyst (Intelligence Analyst)Intel Research Specialist (Intelligence Research Specialist)Investigative Intel Analysts (Investigative Intelligence Analysts)Police Crime and Intel Analyst (Police Crime and Intelligence Analyst)Terrorism Research Specialist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
87%
hold a degree, from a survey of 23
108k
people do this job in the US
1 of 26
least protected in protective services

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data
  • Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information

Only with software built on top

12
  • Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases
  • Validate known intelligence with data from other sources
  • Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity
  • Conduct presentations of analytic findings
  • Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data
  • Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members
  • Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members
  • Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities
  • Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools
  • Interview, interrogate, or interact with witnesses or crime suspects to collect human intelligence
  • Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment
  • Prepare plans to intercept foreign communications transmissions

Cannot be sped up

6
  • Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats
  • Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records
  • Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships
  • Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups
  • Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities
  • Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.