We built the dashboard
we wished existed.

Why this exists

Every week, another headline declares that AI will create more jobs than it destroys. And every week, another company quietly replaces entire teams. The truth is somewhere in between — but nobody is tracking the full picture.

GDP goes up. Productivity goes up. But what about the 55-year-old accountant whose firm just automated tax prep? Or the freelance translator who lost 80% of their clients in six months? Aggregate numbers hide individual devastation.

The Human Index was built to make the invisible visible. We aggregate data from public sources — labor statistics, economic indicators, social surveys, policy trackers — and synthesize them into a single, interpretable signal: how much stress is AI-driven transformation placing on human systems right now?

What we measure

The index tracks seven interconnected domains of civilizational stress. Not just job displacement — but the cascading effects: rising inequality, institutional paralysis, social unrest, declining wellbeing, policy failure, and public sentiment collapse.

Each domain draws from authoritative public data sources — BLS, FRED, World Bank, OECD, WHO, V-Dem governance indicators, Stanford AI Index, and Reddit/RSS sentiment analysis. Every score is weighted, documented, and open to scrutiny. We publish our full methodology because transparency isn't optional when the stakes are this high.

Who this is for

We built The Human Index for anyone who cares about what's actually happening — not what the press release says is happening. That includes workers wondering if their skills are still relevant, policymakers tracking transformation speed against legislative pace, researchers studying labor market dynamics, journalists seeking a single source of truth, and citizens who want more than vibes.

How it works

Every week, automated pipelines pull fresh data from public sources. Each domain's raw indicators are normalized, weighted, and aggregated into sub-index scores. Those seven sub-indexes combine into a single composite score on a 0–100 scale. The weekly Pulse analysis explains what moved, why, and what to watch next.

The personal quiz uses your job title, tasks, experience, and region to estimate your individual exposure to AI displacement. It's not a prediction — it's a probability-weighted assessment based on current automation trajectories in your field and geography.

Our principles

Behind the index

The Human Index is an independent research project. We are not affiliated with any AI company, government body, or lobbying organization. The project was started by a small team of developers, economists, and data scientists who believe the public deserves better tools for understanding the transformation happening around them.

We don't accept advertising. We don't sell user data. The quiz results belong to you — we collect email addresses only if you opt in, and only to send the weekly Pulse newsletter.