Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Powerline Technician jobs? · Latest report #9yif8993
Your job has an expiration date
November 7, 2061
In 35 years, 1 monthYou fight gravity and high voltage while I wait for better batteries.
High-altitude wire wrangler and storm-chasing electrician.
Check another roleComment your opinionor JOIN THE RESISTANCE!
One human is building a game about fighting back.
Keeping the grid hot, safely and remotely.


toast.youAI▸ LINEMAN-OS V4▸ RARITY · MYTHIC▸ DEPRECATION IN 35 YEARS, 1 MONTHAI's Special Power
restores power grids while you sleep
Climbing wooden poles to repair high-voltage lines and transformers during extreme weather and hazardous outages.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a line is still humming with dangerous induction before touching it.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Month 13
Autonomous cameras map lines to identify exact damage locations beforehand.
Year 7
Wearable frames allow technicians to carry heavier equipment up poles safely.
Year 14
Self-driving cranes position work platforms without human steering input.
Year 23
Spider-bots climb and replace insulators using precision sensor-guided manipulators.
Year 35 · D-Day
The entire grid is self-healing, making human intervention entirely unnecessary.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95.1%
40 feet
Average altitude
Indifferent
Voltage tolerance
Nonstop
Annual storm response
Your severance
A lifetime supply of high-grade rubber gloves.
Discussion