Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Principal Applications Engineer jobs? · Latest report #czgjkv22
Your job has an expiration date
October 21, 2028
In 2 yearsYour complex client requirements are just edge cases in our training set.
Principal Engineer (mostly EPG, emotionally burnt out)
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Automated standards logic for the modern build.









bzzt.youAI▸ COMPLIANCEENGINE V4.2▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARSAI's Special Power
resolves conflicting standards without human escalation
You juggle EPG technical specs and local compliance standards for clients who never know exactly what they want.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only one who knows why that specific regional code exists.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
All local electrical codes are ingested into a unified data model.
Month 6
Standard EPG specs are generated automatically based on client inputs.
Month 13
Systems flag code conflicts before a single circuit is drawn.
Month 20
Client drift is processed by AI agents without human intervention.
Year 2 · D-Day
Your role is officially replaced by the autonomous ComplianceEngine.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.9%
Zero
Compliance violations per month
Infinite
Client requirement drift tolerance
All
Engineering hours wasted on paperwork
Your severance
A PDF copy of the manuals you wrote yourself.
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