Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Datacenter Network Engineer jobs? · Latest report #qs2bwtpj
Your job has an expiration date
December 8, 2027
In 14 monthsYou spend all day fighting packets that would route themselves just fine.
Routing packets while questioning the meaning of existence.
Check another roleComment your opinionor JOIN THE RESISTANCE!
One human is building a game about fighting back.
Autonomous traffic steering for the mindless cloud.









toast.youAI▸ NETARCHITECT V9▸ RARITY · COMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 14 MONTHSAI's Special Power
reconfigures core routing tables in nanoseconds
You configure core switches, troubleshoot BGP peering, and pray the fiber trunks hold during peak traffic loads.
The one thing AI can't do
You can physically trace the one broken cable that the sensor keeps reporting as fine.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Sensors map your entire physical topology into a digital twin.
Month 3
Software writes the config scripts for your switch deployments.
Month 6
AI detects and repairs routing loops before you get paged.
Month 9
Smart racks handle physical port mapping without your manual patches.
Month 14 · D-Day
The control plane is now fully self-healing and autonomous.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
4,200
Spaghetti cable count
87%
Midnight alerts ignored
94%
Time spent in CLI
Your severance
One free firmware update for your smart toaster.
Discussion