labor-intensive
adjective
la·bor-in·ten·sive
ˈlā-bər-in-ˌten(t)-siv 
: having high labor costs per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure on labor than in capital
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However, on the bright side, AI is least threatening to labor-intensive careers like construction, skilled trades, installation and repair, and maintenance.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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The process is simple but labor-intensive.
—Jillian Freyer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But tracking down and eliminating those improper payments would require big federal expenditures up-front to fund personnel to do the labor-intensive work.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Amodei and Perkins spoke about use cases for AI tools, ranging from personal tasks to helping the largest firms manage some of their most labor-intensive tasks.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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The process is simple but labor-intensive.
—Jillian Freyer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But tracking down and eliminating those improper payments would require big federal expenditures up-front to fund personnel to do the labor-intensive work.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Amodei and Perkins spoke about use cases for AI tools, ranging from personal tasks to helping the largest firms manage some of their most labor-intensive tasks.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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