In-depth features
Journalist / News Editor · Reporter
“In-depth features” (Journalist / News Editor) is projected to see AI enter in 2029 and be largely replaced by 2038.
AI enters
2029
Largely replaced
2038
Replacement progress
0%
Technology / key factor
AI-assisted, human-led
What this task is
Researching a topic over weeks or months and combining interviews, documents and data into a long-form feature with a point of view and narrative structure.
How AI replaces it
Features depend on original interviews, independent judgment and storytelling; AI currently helps sort material, analyze data and draft. Deeper involvement is expected from 2029, with majority AI handling only around 2038 and still human-led.
What stays human
Journalists keep choosing the stories, conducting the interviews and forming the core argument, using AI as a research and drafting assistant to work faster.