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Average time-to-redundancy: 11.3 months
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pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Collection Development Librarian jobs? · Latest report #hts6fq22
Your job has an expiration date
May 25, 2028
In 1 year, 7 monthsCurating shelves is just fancy data entry for a dying medium.
Gatekeeping literature one metadata entry at a time.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Perfect shelves without the shelf-stacker.
ow.youAI▸ BIBLIOBOT ARCHIVE-X▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 7 MONTHSAI's Special Power
filters your entire collection by sentiment
You select books, manage serials subscriptions, and prune aging inventory based on circulation metrics and community demographic data.
The one thing AI can't do
You possess the odd ability to identify the precise historical niche of a rotting almanac.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Your manual spreadsheets are uploaded into our predictive circulation engine.
Month 4
The AI starts placing orders based on real-time internet trends.
Month 8
Robots scan shelves to identify books with zero checkouts.
Month 13
The algorithm manages all subscription renewals without human oversight.
Month 19 · D-Day
The last librarian is thanked for their service to paper.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 97.9%
400 units
Books pruned daily
99.9 percent
Circulation data accuracy
12 daily
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Your severance
A lifetime subscription to our own automated book database.
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