The Fossil Score assessment was built to answer the question that generic job-risk tools cannot answer well: not what is the average automation risk for your job title, but what is your personal exposure given what you actually do, where you work, and what skills you have. The five-dimension methodology draws on task-level analysis rather than occupation-level averages, producing a result that reflects your individual situation rather than a statistical category.
The species classification system, from Titanosaur at highest risk through to Corvid at lowest, is designed to give you a clear, intuitive understanding of where you sit on the risk spectrum. Each classification comes with specific guidance on what workers in that position typically need to do next, based on their most vulnerable tasks and most transferable skills.
What the research says
92M
jobs displaced by 2030
WEF Future of Jobs 2025
170M
new roles created by 2030
WEF Future of Jobs 2025
41%
of employers plan AI-driven headcount reductions
WEF 2025
55K
job cuts explicitly attributed to AI in 2024
Challenger, Gray and Christmas
The Fossil Score is a 0-to-100 rating of your personal AI career risk, where low scores indicate high risk and high scores indicate strong protection. The score is calculated from your responses to questions about your actual daily tasks, not just your job title.
The assessment measures five dimensions: task automation exposure, skill portability, physical and relational work content, AI literacy, and adaptability indicators. Each is scored and combined into your overall Fossil Score, which determines your species classification from Titanosaur (highest risk) to Corvid (best positioned).
Accuracy depends heavily on methodology. Tools based purely on job title lookup have significant error rates because two people with the same title can have very different risk profiles. Task-based assessments are more accurate. No tool predicts the future with certainty, but a well-structured assessment gives you a meaningful signal about relative risk.
Yes, the Fossil Score assessment on this site is entirely free. It takes approximately four minutes to complete and requires no account or payment. You receive your Fossil Score, species classification, and a summary of which tasks are most at risk and most protected.
You receive your Fossil Score (0-100), a species classification, a breakdown of your task exposure by category, and specific recommendations about what to prioritise next. The recommendations differ significantly by score range.
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