Question 1

What is the Human Contribution Index (HCI)?

Accepted Answer

The HCI is a score from 0–100 that measures how much of a role relies on irreplaceable human skills. We break your job description into 8–15 individual tasks, classify each as OWN (only humans can do this), AMPLIFY (AI makes you more effective), or OFFLOAD (AI can fully replace this), then calculate a weighted score. Higher scores mean more of your role depends on uniquely human capabilities like empathy, creative judgment, and physical presence.

Question 2

Will AI replace my job?

Accepted Answer

AI doesn't replace entire jobs. It replaces specific tasks within jobs. A Marketing Manager might have 40% of tasks that AI can handle (data analysis, report generation) but 60% that require human judgment (brand strategy, stakeholder relationships). Our tool breaks your exact role into tasks and scores each one, so you see precisely which parts are vulnerable and which are irreplaceable. The answer is almost never "yes" or "no." It's "here's what changes and here's what stays." A task-level audit is one input into that picture. Other factors also matter: your organization's AI adoption pace, sector dynamics, and geographic labor market.

Question 3

How accurate is this?

Accepted Answer

Our scoring engine is grounded in 30+ peer-reviewed research papers including Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs), the Brynjolfsson-Mitchell SML framework, the IMF AI exposure model, and METR frontier model evaluations. Every task classification is cross-referenced against O*NET occupational data and a growing library of 18,000+ verified task classifications. We use deterministic scoring (temperature 0, fixed seed) so the same input always produces the same output. That said, AI capabilities evolve rapidly, so we run monthly calibration reviews against the latest research. Like any model, this produces structured estimates, not predictions. The output is most useful as a starting point for thinking about your role.

Question 4

What research backs this?

Accepted Answer

The Resilience Matrix synthesizes findings from multiple research traditions: Eloundou et al.'s exposure taxonomy (E0/E1/E2), Brynjolfsson & Mitchell's Suitability for Machine Learning rubric, Autor's task framework (routine vs. nonroutine), IMF's complementarity quadrants, METR's frontier model evaluations, the Felten AI Occupational Exposure index, and the EPOCH capability profiling framework. Full citations are available on our Methodology page.

Question 5

What do OWN, AMPLIFY, and OFFLOAD mean?

Accepted Answer

These are our three task classifications. OWN means the task requires irreplaceable human skills: empathy, physical presence, creative judgment, and ethical reasoning. AI cannot meaningfully perform it right now. AMPLIFY means AI makes a human significantly more effective at the task, but the human is still essential (think AI-assisted writing or data-informed decision making). OFFLOAD means AI can fully replace the human on this task with comparable or better quality (like automated data entry or routine report generation).

Question 6

Is the tool free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You get 2 free analyses. Just paste any job description and get a full task-level breakdown, HCI score, EPOCH Human Skillprint, and METR time-horizon projection. No account required, no credit card needed. We're building premium features (CV-based deep analysis, team dashboards, career transition mapping) that will be paid, but the core JD audit will always have a free tier.

Question 7

How is this different from other AI job calculators?

Accepted Answer

Most AI job calculators give you a single number for your job title: "Accountant: 72% automatable." That's like a doctor diagnosing you based on your age. We analyze the actual tasks in YOUR specific job description, not a generic occupation. Two "Software Engineers" can have very different scores depending on whether they spend time on system design (OWN) vs. writing boilerplate CRUD endpoints (OFFLOAD). We also give you an EPOCH Human Skillprint showing which human capabilities to invest in, and METR-based time projections for when capabilities might shift.

Question 8

What is the Human Skillprint?

Accepted Answer

The Human Skillprint is your EPOCH profile: a radar chart showing your role's strength across five irreplaceable human capability dimensions. Empathy (emotional intelligence, relationship building), Presence (physical co-location, embodied interaction), Opinion (judgment under ambiguity, ethical reasoning), Creativity (novel ideation, artistic expression), and Hope (vision-setting, motivational leadership). It shows you WHERE your human value lies, not just how much.

Question 9

Can I upload my CV or resume instead of a job description?

Accepted Answer

The core tool is designed for job descriptions because JDs list specific tasks and responsibilities that map cleanly to our classification engine. CV-based analysis is available as a premium feature. It extracts role-relevant tasks from your resume and provides a deeper, more personalized assessment. You can upload PDFs, Word documents, or plain text.

Question 10

How often is the scoring engine updated?

Accepted Answer

We run monthly deep research reviews covering new AI capability benchmarks, peer-reviewed papers, and frontier model releases. When a major model launch (like GPT-5 or Claude) shifts what AI can do, we recalibrate our scoring anchors. We also continuously monitor METR evaluations for new domain benchmarks and doubling-rate data. Every update is logged in our public Engine Changelog.

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