Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
Will AI replace Telecom Systems Engineer jobs? · Latest report #6auftbms
Your job has an expiration date
October 22, 2028
In 2 yearsYour complex network maps are just spreadsheets waiting for a deletion key.
Senior Packet-Shaper (mostly TCP/IP, emotionally exhausted by legacy hardware).
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Automated routing without the human latency.






ow.youAI▸ NETFLOW CORE 9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARSAI's Special Power
reroutes global traffic before you notice errors
You design data pathways, configure switches, and patch physical cables to keep global signals moving between noisy server racks.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still physically distinguish between a bad cable and a software bug.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Sensors report link states before you even check the panel.
Month 5
Software updates your firmware while you sleep peacefully.
Month 10
AI routes traffic through the fastest available hops automatically.
Month 16
Automated visual cameras map your wiring without moving a finger.
Year 2 · D-Day
The system self-optimizes and removes the need for your presence.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.3%
Weekly
Network outages caused by you
Gallons
Coffee consumed while debugging
99 percent
Legacy hardware you touch
Your severance
A decommissioned router and a one-way bus ticket.
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