AI, data centres, job losses, globalization. What happens when AI tries to ruin your life?

"Even if you don't work in tech, this story pulls you in with its vivid world-building and well-rounded characters. I found myself completely hooked." - RUSSELL MCLEAN, Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Producer of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

"Could not be more of the moment. A proper page turner, part thriller, part whodunnit and a fine dystopian parable." - CHARLES HUMBLE, Tech consultant & Journalist at Conissaunce

"Absolutely gripping! A must-read" - LOVDEEP PANNU, CTO at Epicenter

A US shipping giant bets big on data centres and AI, but when an ambitious executive is sent over to the UK to slash the local operations and development workforce, she gets more than she bargained for. This is a debut with a bang!

WHEN THE 3 A.M. CALL COMES IN… DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE IT?

For anyone who's ever shipped flaky code, knowingly increased technical debt or sat through another pointless stand-up, HUMAN SOFTWARE is a razor-sharp dystopian thriller that highlights the absurdities and dangers of modern software engineering and our AI-driven future.

HUMAN SOFTWARE is the story of two women battling the pressures of corporate life and expectation, set against the backdrop of a savage downsizing at the major employer of a small UK town. Exploring themes of always-on tech culture, burnout, mental health, globalisation, AI, climate change and the dehumanisation of work.

Contemporary and technological, HUMAN SOFTWARE shows how software engineering and IT are fast becoming a blue-collar ghetto in the corporate world. With AI lowering the barrier to entry, those on the front line are under increasing pressure to justify their value. Beth is an overworked British engineer, and Chrissie is the American executive sent to fire her. They will have to form an unlikely alliance to save more than just their own jobs.

SOFTWARE RUNS OUR WORLD. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO RULE OUR LIVES

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