I had forgotten the title and author of this book, the User Illusion, by Tor Norretranders. I provided some hints to ChatGPT, which makes an excellent digital assistant, and it identified it right away. It's pretty woke, and it lies a fair bit, but you can corner it into telling the truth, and it is a truly miraculous tool. Here's the book: https://www.amazon.com/User-Illusion-Cutting-Consciousness-Penguin/dp/0140230122