# RATES
Source: https://humanspark.ai/frameworks/rates/

*A five-factor score that surfaces the highest-ROI tasks to automate first.*

**When to use:** After filtering for risk, to choose between candidate tasks.

R

Repetitive

- how often it repeats; daily or weekly score highest.

0 - 2

A

Annoying

- how much you dread it; tedium frees the most goodwill.

0 - 2

T

Time-consuming

- how many hours a week it eats.

0 - 2

E

Error-prone

- how easily mistakes creep in.

0 - 2

S

Scalable

- whether you would do more of it if it were faster.

0 - 2

> **Reading the score:** **8-10** immediate pilot · **6-7** second month · **5 or below** park it.