How we decide what a level means.

AI IQ estimates AI tool-use mastery — judgment, verification, privacy, and productive use of available tools. It is not a clinical intelligence score, and not a test of whether someone can train models or join an AI engineering team.

Scoring

AI IQ ≈ 100 + (10 × level), with a small accuracy tweak. L0 Curious ≈ 100 … L7 Overlord Wrangler ≈ 170.

The ladder (L0 gate, then L1–L7)

1. L0 Curious — Shallow gate. A couple of basic questions plus an actual chat.
2. L1 Hands On — First real guided work with an assistant.
3. L2 Capable — Gets useful output consistently on familiar work.
4. L3 Verifier — Checks output and catches errors before they travel.
5. L4 Designer — Turns a good result into a repeatable way of working.
6. L5 Builder — Uses AI tools to produce a working artifact. Not ship AI platforms.
7. L6 Architect — Integrates and governs the tools you use.
8. L7 Overlord Wrangler — Teaches, gates, and stays current.

Free short Check

Adaptive items get harder when answers are correct, until the system finds an edge. Unscored questions at the end capture which tools you have tried free, paid, or currently use.

Full Appraisal

Signed-in individuals may take a longer easy→hard battery free (self). Prior Check items are not repeated. Group members take the same instrument under an organizer's paid seats.

Fair challenge

A mid-range result after a fair test is useful. Getting stumped is measurement working — not a character judgment.

Privacy

Built for staff and leadership tool-use posture. Organizers can see results for people they bring into the system. See the privacy promise.