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May 25, 2028
In 1 year, 7 monthsYou guess the price of steel while my circuits calculate reality.
Expert in turning guesswork into high-stakes corporate spreadsheets.
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Numbers that never need a second opinion.
stretchy.youAI▸ PRICEBOT ESTIMATOR 9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 7 MONTHSAI's Special Power
adjusts project margins in real time
You review blueprints to estimate material, labor, and overhead costs. You struggle with incomplete data and shifting market prices.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a contractor is lying about their shipping overhead during a site visit.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
My sensors digest your entire library of historical project estimates.
Month 5
Live vendor API feeds replace your manual phone calls to suppliers.
Month 10
Vision models extract material quantities directly from PDF plans.
Month 15
Algorithms predict budget overruns before the first shovel hits dirt.
Month 19 · D-Day
Your spreadsheets are archived and your access keys are revoked.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 97%
4000
spreadsheet count
15 percent
margin of error
1000
lunch hours skipped
Your severance
A lifetime subscription to your favorite spreadsheet software.
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