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pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Hardware FPGA Engineer jobs? · Latest report #7i96s8u5
Your job has an expiration date
April 14, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsYou spend all day debugging timing issues that won't exist soon.
Master of bit-streams, slave to the synthesis log.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Closing timing loops while you sleep.







ow.youAI▸ SYNTHESISER-X PRIME▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimises clock cycles at the register level
You write Verilog or VHDL code to configure logic gates on programmable chips for high-performance hardware designs.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still intuitively guess which signal trace is causing a physical board's ghost signal.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
AI checkers catch your syntax errors before the compiler even starts.
Month 4
Smart models suggest better RTL structures to avoid timing bottlenecks automatically.
Month 8
Machine learning algorithms finalize the board layout faster than human intuition.
Month 13
Virtual testbenches simulate every possible edge case without your supervision.
Month 18 · D-Day
The system generates the final bitstream and retires your login permanently.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.7%
too many
Average timing errors
lethal
Coffee consumption
waning
Compilation patience
Your severance
A lifetime supply of high-end thermal paste.
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