Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.
📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 68% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.
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Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.
Ready-to-use prompt
I work as a natural sciences manager. Part of my job is to review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports. Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat. Project or operation: [describe] Updates: [paste] Draft a status report: on track, risks, decisions needed. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].
10-minute exercise: Status report
AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.
Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare operational progress or status reports.. Also involves: Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities..