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May 24, 2028
In 1 year, 7 monthsYour kernel module is just a bug waiting for silicon updates.
Senior Kernel Hacker (mostly C, tired of registers).
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Hardware drivers built in clock cycles.
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patches your bootloader without a reboot
You write low-level C code to bridge hardware and Linux. You debug interrupt timing and memory leaks all day.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still explain why the hardware signal is noisy at four in the morning.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
AI models scan your commits to auto-correct driver syntax.
Month 5
Virtual platforms replace the need for physical dev boards.
Month 10
Neural nets auto-generate kernel modules from hardware specifications.
Month 15
Automated agents run millions of timing tests simultaneously.
Month 19 · D-Day
The kernel is self-maintaining and you are finally obsolete.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.4%
4 cups
Coffee consumption per build
12 per week
Kernel panics fixed
70 percent
Time spent reading datasheets
Your severance
A lifetime subscription to the Linux Kernel mailing list.
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