Will AI replace Cooks, Short Order?

AI can do 0% of the work Cooks, Short Order do at least twice as fast. None of their 11 tasks show real AI use yet. Robots can technically handle 10 physical tasks. 1 still needs a person.

AI is already doing this0 · 0% of time

People already use AI for these tasks in real work, based on Anthropic's analysis of how Claude is used.

  • Real AI use has not reached any of this job's tasks yet.

AI could do this next0 · 0% of time

AI can speed these up by at least half, but real use has not caught up yet. These are next in line.

  • No other tasks in this job can be sped up by AI today.

Robots can technically do this10 · 94% of time

Physical tasks that today's robots can perform in at least some settings. Robots are cost competitive for very few tasks so far, so this change moves slower.

  • Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.Robots: structured workplaces18% of time
  • Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements.Robots: purpose built settings15% of time
  • Perform food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.Robots: purpose built settings15% of time
  • Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats, such as steaks and chops.Robots: purpose built settings12% of time
  • Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.Robots: purpose built settings11% of time
  • Perform general cleaning activities in kitchen and dining areas.Robots: purpose built settings8% of time
  • Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.Robots: purpose built settings6% of time
  • Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers.Robots: purpose built settings5% of time
  • Order supplies and stock them on shelves.Robots: purpose built settings2% of time
  • Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary.Robots: structured workplaces2% of time

Still needs a person1 · 6% of time

No real AI use, no proven AI speedup and no robot that can do it yet. This is the part of the job to build on.

  • Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.6% of time

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What this means

Little of this work suits AI. The bigger change here is robots: today's robots can technically do 94% of the working time, though they are rarely cheap enough to replace people yet.

What to do next

  • Keep an eye on the 10 physical tasks robots can technically do. Cost keeps most robots out of work today, so this shift is slower.
  • Build on the 1 task that stay human. This is where your judgment, skill and relationships matter most.
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