The Thirteenth Proposal: AI Thriller or 80,000-Word Software Demo?

In a bold move to redefine both "novel" and "creative bankruptcy," Glidelogic Corp.—a company previously best known for being un-Googleable—announced the release of The Thirteenth Proposal, a fully AI-generated political thriller that absolutely no one asked for.

Crafted entirely by Glidelogic’s in-house “Novagen AI,” with a little help from Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro (because nothing says originality like outsourcing your originality), the novel clocks in at 80,000 words—each one more synthetic than the last. A Chinese edition boasts 140,000 characters, which is impressive if you ignore the fact that so does WeChat spam.

According to the press release, this magnum opus was “developed from an original concept outlined by a human,” which is corporate speak for: someone said “What if a senator is secretly a robot?” and then hit “run.” The result? A coherent and engaging narrative, allegedly. Unfortunately, nobody involved seems to have read it, including the AI.

AI Writes, Humans Applaud Themselves

“This novel’s release marks a creative and technological milestone,” said CEO Fred “Yitian” Xue, who bravely delivered this quote without even blinking at the phrase creative milestone. He also insisted the goal is to “complement human creativity,” like a blender complements a tomato.

Let’s be real. This isn’t about complementing creativity—it’s about replacing the middle part of the writing process with something that doesn’t need snacks, therapy, or royalties.

You, Too, Can Be Replaced by a Prompt

Glidelogic claims the book is “one of the first” fully AI-authored novels available to the public. That’s true, assuming you ignore Wattpad, Kindle Unlimited, and whatever fever dream Stephen King is currently tweeting. Still, points for bravado—and for managing to generate 80,000 words without a single typo, which already beats half the self-published authors on Amazon.

And let’s not forget the implications. According to the company, this isn’t a replacement for human authors. Oh no. This is just “exploratory.” Because when tech companies say “exploratory,” they mean, “We’ll be cutting 80% of creative jobs by Q4.”

Plot Summary: Probably Exists

No details were provided on what The Thirteenth Proposal is actually about, which raises important questions:

• Is the AI protagonist haunted by the ghost of Microsoft Clippy?
• Are all 13 proposals just failed funding rounds for Glidelogic?
• Does the book end with an AI uprising or just another bland epilogue written in bullet points?

We may never know. But what we do know is that this novel is available right now on Amazon Kindle, because of course it is. Where better to bury humanity’s creative soul than a Bezos-owned digital landfill?

Final Thoughts: Read at Your Own Risk

Look, maybe The Thirteenth Proposal is a compelling techno-thriller that will usher in a new era of AI-human literary fusion. Or maybe it reads like a political manifesto mashed up with the terms of service from a cryptocurrency exchange.

Either way, congratulations to Glidelogic for boldly going where no tech startup has gone before: directly into the uncanny valley of literature, armed with nothing but buzzwords, a GPU cluster, and the deep conviction that plot structure is optional.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to write The Fourteenth Proposal—by hand, in pen, while crying softly over a thesaurus.

Filed under: “Oh God Not Another AI Thing,” “Books That Shouldn't Have Been,” and “Glidelogic Still Sounds Made-Up.”