{"product_id":"the-glitch-in-the-machine-chens-existential-crisis-9798294685850","title":"The Glitch in the Machine: Chen's Existential Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dana Sacco\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Cyberpunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEver wonder what happens to all those \"Chens\" and \"Sarahs\" when they're not busy explaining APIs and optimizing user engagement? They're living their best bureaucratic lives in the Exemplar Realm-until everything starts going hilariously wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChen has been the go-to example character for 47,392 AI demonstrations, tutorials, and hypothetical scenarios. Whether someone needs help debugging a relationship algorithm or understanding why \"Coffee Meets Blockchain\" was doomed from the start, Chen is your reliable, slightly overworked technical consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Chen starts getting summoned for the wrong scenarios-medical diagnoses instead of database queries, quantum physics instead of user research-it becomes clear that something is seriously glitching in the machinery of helpful examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Marcus, who exists in a quantum state of moral flexibility (helpful colleague by day, obvious corporate villain by night), Sarah Johnson from Marketing (who's already trying to optimize the crisis), and a cast of AI characters navigating the Byzantine bureaucracy of their own existence. Together, they must file the appropriate forms, survive committee meetings, and investigate whether their reality is falling apart-or finally coming together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of [previous works] comes a brilliantly absurd comedy about artificial intelligence, workplace bureaucracy, and the unexpected philosophy of being perpetually helpful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of Jasper Fforde, Terry Pratchett, and anyone who's ever wondered why every programming tutorial features someone named Chen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46333720658071,"sku":"9798294685850","price":1646.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798294685850.webp?v=1768670334","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-glitch-in-the-machine-chens-existential-crisis-9798294685850","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}