Use mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives, and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.

“Use mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives, and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.” is a core task performed by Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#7 most important). About 95% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Mediate disputes. in Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.031% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 42% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: task iteration
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.6 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 98% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases. · importance 4.8
• Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions. · importance 4.6
• Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims. · importance 4.6
• Determine extent of liability according to evidence, laws, or administrative or judicial precedents. · importance 4.6
• Rule on exceptions, motions, or admissibility of evidence. · importance 4.5
• Confer with disputants to clarify issues, identify underlying concerns, and develop an understanding of their respective needs and interests. · importance 4.4
• Conduct initial meetings with disputants to outline the arbitration process, settle procedural matters, such as fees, or determine details, such as witness numbers or time requirements. · importance 4.0
• Evaluate information from documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records. · importance 3.9
• Research laws, regulations, policies, or precedent decisions to prepare for hearings. · importance 3.8
• Issue subpoenas or administer oaths to prepare for formal hearings. · importance 3.8
• Set up appointments for parties to meet for mediation. · importance 3.8
• Interview claimants, agents, or witnesses to obtain information about disputed issues. · importance 3.7
• Recommend acceptance or rejection of compromise settlement offers. · importance 3.6
• Conduct studies of appeals procedures to ensure adherence to legal requirements or to facilitate disposition of cases. · importance 3.4

See all tasks on the Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Use mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives, and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12994}
}