{"product_id":"the-glitch-in-the-machine-dana-sacco-9798294685850","title":"The Glitch in the Machine: Chen's Existential Crisis","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dana Sacco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294685850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.93d","brand":"Dana Sacco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083644313855,"sku":"9798294685850","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-glitch-in-the-machine-dana-sacco-9798294685850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}