The Fossil Score quiz measures your AI career risk across five dimensions and assigns you a species classification based on the result. The six species, from Titanosaur at highest risk to Corvid and New Species at the protected end, are drawn from the extinction event metaphor that gives this site its name. Some species adapt and survive mass disruption. Others do not. Which one you are right now is a function of your tasks, skills, and context. Which one you are in two years is partly a function of what you do next.
The quiz takes four minutes and produces a concrete, actionable result. It is built for workers who have a vague anxiety about AI and their career but have not yet translated that into a clear picture of their personal risk level or a specific set of actions to take. The species classification and score give you both.
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 species classification maps your Fossil Score to one of six categories: Titanosaur (0-25, highest risk), Brachiosaurus (26-40, high risk), Velociraptor (41-55, medium risk), Archaeopteryx (56-70, transitioning toward safety), Corvid (71-85, well-positioned), and New Species (86-100, thriving). Each species has specific characteristics and a tailored set of next-step recommendations.
The extinction metaphor is intentional. The dinosaur-to-bird evolutionary story is a historically documented case of some species thriving through a mass extinction event while others did not. The species with the right adaptations survived. The same logic applies to AI disruption: which characteristics of your current role make you more or less likely to adapt successfully.
Both are high-risk classifications, but Titanosaur (0-25) represents roles where the automation case is most mature and the timeline is shortest: call centre workers, data entry clerks, basic copywriters. Brachiosaurus (26-40) represents roles with high automation potential but more complexity that slows deployment: accountants, paralegals, junior analysts.
Moving from the lowest to highest range in a short period is unlikely because it requires changing the fundamental nature of your work. However, meaningful score improvement within adjacent classifications is achievable. A Titanosaur can move to Velociraptor range within six to twelve months by adding AI tools, building transferable skills, and shifting toward more protected task areas.
A Corvid should focus on staying ahead of tools being deployed in their field and potentially moving into roles that help others adapt to AI. The threat for high-scoring workers is complacency. A Titanosaur should focus on urgency: start using AI tools now, identify the most protected parts of their role and expand them, and assess whether their trajectory leads to growing or contracting demand.
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