Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.

“Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.” is a supplemental task performed by Special Effects Artists and Animators. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#13 most important). About 39% 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.

• Create visual designs or displays. in Thinking Creatively

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.

• 0.31% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 22% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.6 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 72% 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

• Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment. · importance 4.5
• Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television. · importance 4.3
• Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design, and progress tracking. · importance 4.3
• Implement and maintain configuration control systems. · importance 4.0
• Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques. · importance 3.9
• Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs. · importance 3.9
• Develop briefings, brochures, multimedia presentations, web pages, promotional products, technical illustrations, and computer artwork for use in products, technical manuals, literature, newsletters, and slide shows. · importance 3.7
• Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion. · importance 3.6
• Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters. · importance 3.6
• Assemble, typeset, scan, and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs. · importance 3.5
• Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning. · importance 3.4
• Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer. · importance 2.8
• Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.

See all tasks on the Special Effects Artists and Animators 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 models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.},
  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},
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