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May 20, 2029
In 2 years, 7 monthsYour CAD models are just blueprints for my inevitable assembly line.
Professional breaker of good designs in production environments.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Designing factories without the human bottleneck.
oof.youAI▸ FACTORYLOGIC PRIME▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARS, 7 MONTHSAI's Special Power
optimizes tool paths to near perfection
You draft tooling and assembly workflows for factory machines. You balance production costs against assembly time and material constraints.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still physically feel when a design feels wrong during a dry fit.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Generative software builds your initial models in seconds.
Month 5
AI predicts material failures without needing a single physical prototype.
Month 13
Smart agents design your jigs directly for the robot cell.
Year 1.9
Designs are sent straight to the factory floor without drawings.
Year 2.6 · D-Day
You pack your desk while the factory optimizes its own layout.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95.6%
12 milliseconds
Average iteration time
Zero microns
Tolerance variance
One
Design sessions needed
Your severance
A lifetime supply of high-end mechanical pencils.
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