Want to keep your job in 2027? You might need to replace your coworkers with AI. Or worse, they might replace you first.
A new trend coming out of China is quietly changing how people think about job security. And it’s not what you’d expect.
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The Viral Tool
There’s a viral tool people are using called “colleague.skill” (on GitHub) to turn coworkers into AI agents. Not metaphorically. Literally.
They’re feeding in:
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Chats
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Emails
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Documents
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Workflows
All to build AI replicas of their coworkers that can do the same job.
Let that sink in.
Instead of employee vs AI, it’s becoming employee vs employee leveraging AI.
The Counter-Movement
Here’s where it gets even more interesting. A counter-movement has already started.
People are now using tools that subtly rewrite their own documents. Keeping them readable for humans, but poisoning them for AI training models.
So now we have:
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Employees training AI to replace coworkers
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Coworkers sabotaging AI training data
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Companies unknowingly sitting on both
The Real Stakes
This isn’t just about AI. It’s about who controls the knowledge layer inside organizations.
Because in the near future, your value won’t just be what you do. It will be how replicable you are. Understanding the human skills that make us irreplaceable has never been more important.
So the real question becomes: Are you building leverage, or leaving behind a blueprint to replace yourself?
What’s Next
The workplace is shifting fast. Those who understand this dynamic will be better positioned to protect their value and make strategic career moves.
The bottom line? Your job security may depend less on competing with AI directly and more on how you navigate this new employee-vs-employee landscape.
I’m curious: If your company trained an AI on your work today, how much of your job could it actually do?