Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.

“Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.” is a core task performed by Intelligence Analysts. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#11 most important). About 70% 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.

• Investigate criminal or legal matters. in Getting Information

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: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Validate known intelligence with data from other sources. · importance 4.5
• Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases. · importance 4.5
• Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members. · importance 4.5
• Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records. · importance 4.4
• Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity. · importance 4.3
• Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data. · importance 4.3
• Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities. · importance 4.3
• Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships. · importance 4.2
• Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members. · importance 4.1
• Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools. · importance 4.0
• Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats. · importance 3.8
• Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups. · importance 3.7
• Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information. · importance 3.6
• Conduct presentations of analytic findings. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Intelligence Analysts 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
• “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  = {Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-17542}
}