Will AI Replace My Job?

Every headline about AI automation talks about job categories — "AI will replace accountants," "AI will replace writers," "AI will replace customer service." The problem with this framing is that most jobs aren't a single category. A marketing manager who spends 60% of their week on creative strategy and 40% on repetitive reporting has a very different exposure profile than one who spends those percentages in reverse. This free interactive tool estimates your personal AI exposure based on how your actual work week breaks down across five factors — not your job title.

The tool doesn't tell you whether you'll be replaced. It tells you which parts of your work are most automatable right now and which parts are harder for AI to touch, so you know where to focus.

How the Tool Works

1. Rate each of the five work factors on a slider from 0 to 10 based on how much of your typical week it represents.
2. The exposure score updates in real time as you adjust — no submit button, no waiting.
3. Read the verdict at the bottom, which explains what your specific mix means in practical terms.
4. Use the result to identify which skills in your current role are most durable and which are worth either automating yourself or building alternatives to.

What the Five Factors Actually Measure

Repetitive, rule-based tasks covers anything that follows a fixed process — data entry, scheduling, routine reporting, workflows that don't change. This is where current AI is most capable and where exposure is highest. If this slider is high, that part of your work is already being automated in other organizations.

Original or creative problem-solving covers work with no existing template — designing something new, strategic thinking, problems nobody has solved the same way before. AI can assist here but can't replace the judgment behind it. High scores on this factor reduce overall exposure meaningfully.

Hands-on work in unpredictable settings covers physical presence and on-site judgment — trades, healthcare, field work, anything where the environment changes every day. Current AI has almost no capability here. A high score is a strong buffer against automation risk.

Complex interpersonal or emotional work covers negotiation, leadership, counseling, reading a room, building trust over time. These require context that AI cannot reliably model. Sales, management, therapy, and teaching score high here.

Ambiguous, judgment-heavy decisions covers situations where there's no clearly correct answer — weighing trade-offs with incomplete information and being accountable for the outcome. This is where human judgment remains most valuable and least replaceable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a scientific prediction about my specific job? No. The tool is an educational estimate based on general automation research factors. It reflects broad patterns in what AI can and cannot currently do well, not a forecast about your specific employer, industry, or role. Use it as a starting point for thinking about skill durability, not as a definitive risk assessment.

What does a score of 50 mean? Medium exposure. Your work mix sits in the middle — some parts are automatable, others aren't. The repetitive portions of your week are the most at risk; the judgment-heavy and interpersonal portions are more durable. The verdict text explains what your specific combination means.

Can I use this to argue my case to an employer? The tool gives you a framework for the conversation, not ammunition for it. What it does usefully is help you articulate which parts of your role are high-value and hard to automate — which is exactly the kind of self-awareness that matters in that discussion.

How often is the tool updated? The underlying factors reflect the current state of AI capability as of 2026. As AI tools evolve, the factors that drive exposure will shift — particularly in creative and judgment-heavy areas where progress has been faster than expected.

Rate your work week above and see your AI exposure score in real time.