Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.

“Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.” is a supplemental task performed by Audio and Video Technicians. Among the occupation's 29 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#16 most important). About 46% 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.

• Alter audio or video recordings. in Making Decisions and Solving Problems

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: T3.

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.

• 0.004% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 65% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.1 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 84% 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

• Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed. · importance 4.1
• Diagnose and resolve media system problems. · importance 3.8
• Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data. · importance 3.7
• Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production. · importance 3.7
• Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations. · importance 3.7
• Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems. · importance 3.6
• Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures. · importance 3.6
• Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions. · importance 3.6
• Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming. · importance 3.5
• Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment. · importance 3.5
• Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment. · importance 3.4
• Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment. · importance 3.4
• Reserve audio-visual equipment and facilities, such as meeting rooms. · importance 3.4
• Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance. · importance 3.4

See all tasks on the Audio and Video Technicians 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  = {Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.},
  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-3992}
}