25% of CEOs’ Time Is Spent on Tasks Machines Could Do

"We estimate that about 25% of CEOs’ time is currently spent on activities that machines could do, such as analyzing reports and data to inform decisions."

It seems to me they're just describing inefficiencies that could be fixed, not automation. Hard to tell, though, because the source they link to doesn't mention this stat at all. Technology always makes things easier (it's a lot quicker to write an email than a letter, or to use Excel over a calculator), but I wouldn't necessarily consider that "tasks machines could do". Machines can't just go analyze data on their own, but they can make it more efficient.

Automation in an assembly line might mean you can layoff 25% of your factory workers, or that there will be 25% less need for people with that skillset in the market. However you can't reduce your number of CEOs by 25% – there's one CEO, and they have an infinite amount of work to do. Of all the things this article mentions, quantifying the automation of a CEO (and using it as the title) seems like the least relevant metric to care about.