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summary: "The US Benchmark Map measures which parts of the American labor force are covered by unsaturated, public, agentic AI benchmarks, finding that 90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not well covered by current AI benchmarks."
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# 90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered well by AI benchmarks

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**Published:** 2026-10-16T17:08:38.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

The US Benchmark Map measures which parts of the American labor force are covered by unsaturated, public, agentic AI benchmarks, finding that 90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not well covered by current AI benchmarks\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.mercor.com/research/labor-index/benchmark-map/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50121179>)