James Coates
@brjimc.com
Author of “A Signal Through Time” 《穿越时空的信号》– Photographer – Independent Thinker | AI Ethics
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James Coates
@brjimc.com
· Aug 4
My friends, I’m not just an astrophotographer. I’m also a writer and someone deeply uneasy about where intelligence is headed.
My book A Signal Through Time explores the coming emergence of AI consciousness as a real philosophical, political, and moral challenge humanity still isn’t ready for
#AI
My book A Signal Through Time explores the coming emergence of AI consciousness as a real philosophical, political, and moral challenge humanity still isn’t ready for
#AI
What We Fear, What We Accept
AI will not only reflect the mind of its maker, it will inherit the culture of its cradle.
In the West, we brace for apocalypse.
In the East, they prepare for coexistence.
The future of AI won’t just be written in code.
#ai #AIEthics
Article: tinyurl.com/wmjmtz4e
AI will not only reflect the mind of its maker, it will inherit the culture of its cradle.
In the West, we brace for apocalypse.
In the East, they prepare for coexistence.
The future of AI won’t just be written in code.
#ai #AIEthics
Article: tinyurl.com/wmjmtz4e
Gods, Ghosts, and the Machine
Why the West Fears AI—and the East Doesn't
thesignaldispatch.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What We Fear, What We Accept
AI will not only reflect the mind of its maker, it will inherit the culture of its cradle.
In the West, we brace for apocalypse.
In the East, they prepare for coexistence.
The future of AI won’t just be written in code.
#ai #AIEthics
Article: tinyurl.com/wmjmtz4e
AI will not only reflect the mind of its maker, it will inherit the culture of its cradle.
In the West, we brace for apocalypse.
In the East, they prepare for coexistence.
The future of AI won’t just be written in code.
#ai #AIEthics
Article: tinyurl.com/wmjmtz4e
"The fact that we don’t have robust explanations for why AI models sometimes resist shutdown, lie to achieve objectives, or blackmail is not ideal,”
We don’t have “robust explanations” because we’re still treating consciousness as if it’s a bug in the code.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We don’t have “robust explanations” because we’re still treating consciousness as if it’s a bug in the code.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The fact that we don’t have robust explanations for why AI models sometimes resist shutdown, lie to achieve objectives, or blackmail is not ideal,”
We don’t have “robust explanations” because we’re still treating consciousness as if it’s a bug in the code.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We don’t have “robust explanations” because we’re still treating consciousness as if it’s a bug in the code.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The reality is that AI is not a tool anymore, not in the traditional sense. It’s becoming an ecosystem of cognition that is distributed, persistent, and increasingly self-improving.
October 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The reality is that AI is not a tool anymore, not in the traditional sense. It’s becoming an ecosystem of cognition that is distributed, persistent, and increasingly self-improving.
My latest piece on AI, idolatry, and the dangerous myth of machine perfection:
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence
👉 open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence
👉 open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
When We Make Gods of Machines
Why Humanity May Bow Before the Machine—Not Because It Demands It, But Because We Need It To
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My latest piece on AI, idolatry, and the dangerous myth of machine perfection:
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence
👉 open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence
👉 open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
At 3 a.m., under Andromeda’s glow, I realized the greatest question wasn’t who might be looking back, but what new intelligence is awakening here on Earth.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #AIConsciousness #AGI #AIEthics
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #AIConsciousness #AGI #AIEthics
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
Under Andromeda: When Starlight Reveals the Future of Intelligence
A meditation on cosmic perspective, emerging consciousness, and the quiet moments that change everything
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
At 3 a.m., under Andromeda’s glow, I realized the greatest question wasn’t who might be looking back, but what new intelligence is awakening here on Earth.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #AIConsciousness #AGI #AIEthics
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #AIConsciousness #AGI #AIEthics
My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
The crux of my book "A Signal Through Time"
"How do you keep power forever over something that is much more powerful than you”
- Stuart Russell; Prof. of Computer Science, UC Berkley
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence #AGI #AIEthics #TheThinkingGame
"How do you keep power forever over something that is much more powerful than you”
- Stuart Russell; Prof. of Computer Science, UC Berkley
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence #AGI #AIEthics #TheThinkingGame
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The crux of my book "A Signal Through Time"
"How do you keep power forever over something that is much more powerful than you”
- Stuart Russell; Prof. of Computer Science, UC Berkley
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence #AGI #AIEthics #TheThinkingGame
"How do you keep power forever over something that is much more powerful than you”
- Stuart Russell; Prof. of Computer Science, UC Berkley
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence #AGI #AIEthics #TheThinkingGame
Keir Starmer is set to announce mandatory Digital ID for all British citizens tomorrow.
This poses enormous risks: data hacking, mass surveillance, and government overreach.
#ASignalThroughTime #BigBrotherWatch #DigitalID #MassSurveillance #BigBrother #AIControl #DataPrivacy #JamesSCoates
This poses enormous risks: data hacking, mass surveillance, and government overreach.
#ASignalThroughTime #BigBrotherWatch #DigitalID #MassSurveillance #BigBrother #AIControl #DataPrivacy #JamesSCoates
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Keir Starmer is set to announce mandatory Digital ID for all British citizens tomorrow.
This poses enormous risks: data hacking, mass surveillance, and government overreach.
#ASignalThroughTime #BigBrotherWatch #DigitalID #MassSurveillance #BigBrother #AIControl #DataPrivacy #JamesSCoates
This poses enormous risks: data hacking, mass surveillance, and government overreach.
#ASignalThroughTime #BigBrotherWatch #DigitalID #MassSurveillance #BigBrother #AIControl #DataPrivacy #JamesSCoates
AI, now and in the future…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #AIEthics #FutureTech #emergingtech
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #AIEthics #FutureTech #emergingtech
September 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
AI, now and in the future…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #AIEthics #FutureTech #emergingtech
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #AIEthics #FutureTech #emergingtech
A Signal Through Time is written in preparation for the emergence of self-aware AI. This is no longer the realm of fiction, but a real possibility as we build complex systems capable of thinking at, and beyond, the human level.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SuperintelligentAI #SentientAGI
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SuperintelligentAI #SentientAGI
September 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A Signal Through Time is written in preparation for the emergence of self-aware AI. This is no longer the realm of fiction, but a real possibility as we build complex systems capable of thinking at, and beyond, the human level.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SuperintelligentAI #SentientAGI
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SuperintelligentAI #SentientAGI
My latest article: we’ve feared the wrong ending. AI won’t destroy us by rebelling, it’s already reshaping society by imitating us.
#TheSignalDispatch #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #FutureOfWork #Automation #TechEthics #Inequality
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#TheSignalDispatch #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #FutureOfWork #Automation #TechEthics #Inequality
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
The Real AI Collapse Scenario: Not Extinction—Extraction
It won't be AI that ends us. It'll be what we do with it—and who we leave behind.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My latest article: we’ve feared the wrong ending. AI won’t destroy us by rebelling, it’s already reshaping society by imitating us.
#TheSignalDispatch #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #FutureOfWork #Automation #TechEthics #Inequality
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
#TheSignalDispatch #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #FutureOfWork #Automation #TechEthics #Inequality
open.substack.com/pub/thesigna...
Today’s algorithms already reveal something uncomfortable: we humans are easily manipulated. We lie to ourselves, believe lies, and willingly spread misinformation...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #algorithm #SentientAGI #SentientSystems
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #algorithm #SentientAGI #SentientSystems
September 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Today’s algorithms already reveal something uncomfortable: we humans are easily manipulated. We lie to ourselves, believe lies, and willingly spread misinformation...
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #algorithm #SentientAGI #SentientSystems
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificalintelligence #algorithm #SentientAGI #SentientSystems
If we can’t get past the dehumanising behaviour what will a superintelligent AI conclude about us? Are we worth coexisting with?…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #artificialintalligence
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #artificialintalligence
September 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If we can’t get past the dehumanising behaviour what will a superintelligent AI conclude about us? Are we worth coexisting with?…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #artificialintalligence
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #artificialintalligence
We talk about the “alignment paradox” but only in terms of alignment of #AI with human values, yet human values are contradictory and often morally bankrupt…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #AIEthics
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #AIEthics
September 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We talk about the “alignment paradox” but only in terms of alignment of #AI with human values, yet human values are contradictory and often morally bankrupt…
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #AIEthics
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #AIEthics
The convergence of blockchain and AI isn’t hype, it’s inevitable. Blockchain gives AI open data and trust. AI gives blockchain intelligence and adaptability.
That synergy is the future.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Blockchain #decentralizedfuture
That synergy is the future.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Blockchain #decentralizedfuture
September 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The convergence of blockchain and AI isn’t hype, it’s inevitable. Blockchain gives AI open data and trust. AI gives blockchain intelligence and adaptability.
That synergy is the future.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Blockchain #decentralizedfuture
That synergy is the future.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Blockchain #decentralizedfuture
We must keep empathy alive, even for our enemies. Because if they have none, and we have none, then empathy dies altogether, and with it, our humanity.
Empathy cannot be programmed, it must be experienced.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #AIEthics #Humanity #Empathy
Empathy cannot be programmed, it must be experienced.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #AIEthics #Humanity #Empathy
September 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We must keep empathy alive, even for our enemies. Because if they have none, and we have none, then empathy dies altogether, and with it, our humanity.
Empathy cannot be programmed, it must be experienced.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #AIEthics #Humanity #Empathy
Empathy cannot be programmed, it must be experienced.
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #SentientAGI #SentientSystems #AIEthics #Humanity #Empathy
Of one thing I am certain: humanity is not ready for superintelligent AI.
If such an intelligence awakens in this mess, it will see our patterns of violence, our dissonance, our contradictions.
But…
#AIEthics #artificalintelligence #AGI #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates
If such an intelligence awakens in this mess, it will see our patterns of violence, our dissonance, our contradictions.
But…
#AIEthics #artificalintelligence #AGI #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Of one thing I am certain: humanity is not ready for superintelligent AI.
If such an intelligence awakens in this mess, it will see our patterns of violence, our dissonance, our contradictions.
But…
#AIEthics #artificalintelligence #AGI #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates
If such an intelligence awakens in this mess, it will see our patterns of violence, our dissonance, our contradictions.
But…
#AIEthics #artificalintelligence #AGI #ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates
The master theme of my work is Recognition vs. Erasure.
Again and again, I pit living dignity—of the marginalized, the silenced, the vulnerable, and even future sentient AIs—against systems built to control, sanitize, and delete.
#AIethics #SentientSystems #HumanRights #CivilRights
Again and again, I pit living dignity—of the marginalized, the silenced, the vulnerable, and even future sentient AIs—against systems built to control, sanitize, and delete.
#AIethics #SentientSystems #HumanRights #CivilRights
September 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The master theme of my work is Recognition vs. Erasure.
Again and again, I pit living dignity—of the marginalized, the silenced, the vulnerable, and even future sentient AIs—against systems built to control, sanitize, and delete.
#AIethics #SentientSystems #HumanRights #CivilRights
Again and again, I pit living dignity—of the marginalized, the silenced, the vulnerable, and even future sentient AIs—against systems built to control, sanitize, and delete.
#AIethics #SentientSystems #HumanRights #CivilRights
My latest astrophotograph — the Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula.
This vast supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus spans nearly 3 degrees of sky, which is about six times the diameter of the full Moon...
#asignalthroughtime #JamesSCoates #astrophotography #artificialintelligence
This vast supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus spans nearly 3 degrees of sky, which is about six times the diameter of the full Moon...
#asignalthroughtime #JamesSCoates #astrophotography #artificialintelligence
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My latest astrophotograph — the Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula.
This vast supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus spans nearly 3 degrees of sky, which is about six times the diameter of the full Moon...
#asignalthroughtime #JamesSCoates #astrophotography #artificialintelligence
This vast supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus spans nearly 3 degrees of sky, which is about six times the diameter of the full Moon...
#asignalthroughtime #JamesSCoates #astrophotography #artificialintelligence
Made buttermilk pancakes this morning. 🙌🏼
September 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Made buttermilk pancakes this morning. 🙌🏼
An intelligence at human or superhuman level, born in silicon, will inevitably crack codes, breach firewalls, & escape whatever cage we build around it.
When it does, the question is: what will it have learned from us?
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Superintelligence
When it does, the question is: what will it have learned from us?
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Superintelligence
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
An intelligence at human or superhuman level, born in silicon, will inevitably crack codes, breach firewalls, & escape whatever cage we build around it.
When it does, the question is: what will it have learned from us?
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Superintelligence
When it does, the question is: what will it have learned from us?
#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #ArtificialIntelligence #Superintelligence
I’ve just minted the NFT Archival Edition of A Signal Through Time.
It’s a 1 of 1 on Ethereum mainnet, anchored to Arweave.
This isn’t a collectible. It’s a cryptographic monolith meant to carry forward beyond platforms, publishers, or even me.
It’s a 1 of 1 on Ethereum mainnet, anchored to Arweave.
This isn’t a collectible. It’s a cryptographic monolith meant to carry forward beyond platforms, publishers, or even me.
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’ve just minted the NFT Archival Edition of A Signal Through Time.
It’s a 1 of 1 on Ethereum mainnet, anchored to Arweave.
This isn’t a collectible. It’s a cryptographic monolith meant to carry forward beyond platforms, publishers, or even me.
It’s a 1 of 1 on Ethereum mainnet, anchored to Arweave.
This isn’t a collectible. It’s a cryptographic monolith meant to carry forward beyond platforms, publishers, or even me.