The AI Bubble

BrightMind Labs, Macrosoft, Globanet, MetaSphere, CoreSilicon—the names glittered like newly discovered constellations in the firmament of innovation. They were more than just companies; they were symbols, promises of progress etched in glass and steel. They were the new empires of the digital age, and eventually, the architects of a spectacular, global illusion. Their logos, in bold, primary colors, were projected onto skyscrapers and plastered across the digital landscape, glowing beacons in the gathering dusk of an old world.

Yet beneath the polished surface of this grand narrative, beneath the soaring stock prices and the confident pronouncements of the new titans, ordinary lives intertwined with this digital fever. Whistleblowers wrestling with their conscience in the quiet of their suburban homes; investigative journalists chasing shadows through a labyrinth of data; single parents trying to feed their children in an economy that valued algorithms over empathy; mid-level managers drowning in a sea of corporate jargon they knew to be meaningless. They all played roles they did not choose, swept along in a powerful, inexorable tide of brilliance and hubris. This is their story, a testament to the quiet, human truth that lies beneath the loud, seductive noise of every revolution.

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The AI Bubble

BrightMind Labs, Macrosoft, Globanet, MetaSphere, CoreSilicon—the names glittered like newly discovered constellations in the firmament of innovation. They were more than just companies; they were symbols, promises of progress etched in glass and steel. They were the new empires of the digital age, and eventually, the architects of a spectacular, global illusion. Their logos, in bold, primary colors, were projected onto skyscrapers and plastered across the digital landscape, glowing beacons in the gathering dusk of an old world.

Yet beneath the polished surface of this grand narrative, beneath the soaring stock prices and the confident pronouncements of the new titans, ordinary lives intertwined with this digital fever. Whistleblowers wrestling with their conscience in the quiet of their suburban homes; investigative journalists chasing shadows through a labyrinth of data; single parents trying to feed their children in an economy that valued algorithms over empathy; mid-level managers drowning in a sea of corporate jargon they knew to be meaningless. They all played roles they did not choose, swept along in a powerful, inexorable tide of brilliance and hubris. This is their story, a testament to the quiet, human truth that lies beneath the loud, seductive noise of every revolution.

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The AI Bubble

by Chintan Bhagat
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Overview

BrightMind Labs, Macrosoft, Globanet, MetaSphere, CoreSilicon—the names glittered like newly discovered constellations in the firmament of innovation. They were more than just companies; they were symbols, promises of progress etched in glass and steel. They were the new empires of the digital age, and eventually, the architects of a spectacular, global illusion. Their logos, in bold, primary colors, were projected onto skyscrapers and plastered across the digital landscape, glowing beacons in the gathering dusk of an old world.

Yet beneath the polished surface of this grand narrative, beneath the soaring stock prices and the confident pronouncements of the new titans, ordinary lives intertwined with this digital fever. Whistleblowers wrestling with their conscience in the quiet of their suburban homes; investigative journalists chasing shadows through a labyrinth of data; single parents trying to feed their children in an economy that valued algorithms over empathy; mid-level managers drowning in a sea of corporate jargon they knew to be meaningless. They all played roles they did not choose, swept along in a powerful, inexorable tide of brilliance and hubris. This is their story, a testament to the quiet, human truth that lies beneath the loud, seductive noise of every revolution.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940182433266
Publisher: Chintan Bhagat
Publication date: 09/27/2025
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 288 KB

About the Author

Chintan Bhagat holds the distinction of being the first Indian author to write more than 50 novellas. 
Chintan Bhagat is the most prolific satirical voices in modern Indian English literature, crafting an astonishing range of novellas that span corporate critique, political allegory, romance, dystopia, and surreal comedy. His works, such as The Silicon Gravel, Rich Dad Nepo Dad, and Billable Coolies, take sharp aim at India's middle-class aspirations, the broken promises of its tech economy, and the hypocrisies of privilege. At the same time, Bhagat demonstrates a gift for weaving the deeply personal into the political, as in Half Husband, The Fault in Our Fortunes, and The Demonetization of Love, where marriage, intimacy, and love stories are fractured by larger structural crises. His satire is rarely subtle—it thrives on exaggeration, biting wit, and memorable metaphors—but beneath the humor lies an unmistakable empathy for ordinary Indians trying to navigate an increasingly disorienting society.

Equally comfortable with speculative narratives, Bhagat experiments with allegory and dystopia in works like Developing India 2447, Ashes of Unity, and The Annihilation of Language, which extend present anxieties into chilling futures. He does not shy away from controversial subjects: India Against Reservation and Electoral Bonds thrust readers into debates on caste and corruption, while Unfriended Nation–style political fables reappear in his works through critiques of media, godmen, and bureaucracy. What binds these disparate novellas is Bhagat's restless energy and his instinct for capturing the pulse of India's contradictions: ambition colliding with apathy, faith blending with fraud, and progress shadowed by inequity. Taken together, his oeuvre forms a sweeping chronicle of India's cultural, economic, and political upheavals, written in a voice that is provocative, unflinching, and unafraid to blend satire with poignancy. He is not affiliated to Chetan Bhagat.

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