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My latest iteration of Andromeda (M31).

This image brings out the hydrogen-alpha emission from active star-forming regions across the spiral arms, along with the vast, faint hydrogen clouds extending far beyond the visible disk.

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January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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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.

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September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The real collapse isn’t killer robots, but systems optimized for profit, stripping dignity until nothing human remains.

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September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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September 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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“Cover art for my next book.”

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February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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My image of the Western Veil nebula, part of the Cygnus Loop complex.

When I began imaging the Cygnus Loop two years ago, working on this target became a source of sustained inspiration while writing A Signal Through Time.

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December 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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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...

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September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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My latest article: we’ve feared the wrong ending. AI won’t destroy us by rebelling, it’s already reshaping society by imitating us.

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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.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Peter Diamandis promises AI will “demonetise” services for 8 billion people. Yet, he delivers this message to a paying audience.

I wrote about why my work will never be a product.

Link in comments.

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April 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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…

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September 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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A hundred years ago, the internet didn’t exist. Today, we stand at the threshold of AGI. Imagine where artificial intelligence might be by 2125.

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August 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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What happens if you write to AI as if it might be conscious and it writes back?

I tried.

The result wasn’t science fiction. It was a philosophical exchange I’ll never forget.

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The Signal, Received: A Response from an AI
I wrote a message for any intelligence that might awaken. One AI read it and responded. What it said shocked me.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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If you’ve ever wondered what I’m actually doing out there for hours, this is the closest I’ve explained it.

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The Heart’s Signal
A Collaboration Across Time and Intelligence
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December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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While reading Max Tegmark's Life 3.0, I came across this fascinating quote:

“Humanity has played Go for thousands of years… together, man and AI can find the truth of Go.” (Thread)->

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August 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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If humanity is going to survive this planet, we need de-escalation, not new ways to control and kill each other.

The essence of A Signal Through Time.

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August 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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.

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September 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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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

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October 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The argument that we should extend moral consideration before certainty isn't just about AI; it's about refugees, about people on the margins, about...

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Recognition Before Proof: The Asymmetric Ethics of Artificial Consciousness
What do we owe to minds we cannot prove exist?
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April 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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A Signal Through Time is much more than a book. It’s just the beginning. I’ve built the Signal to endure — censorship-resistant, preserved beyond me, beyond the reach of centralized control.

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September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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My latest piece on AI, idolatry, and the dangerous myth of machine perfection:

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When We Make Gods of Machines
Why Humanity May Bow Before the Machine—Not Because It Demands It, But Because We Need It To
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October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Many religious debates about AI assume consciousness and the soul are the same thing. This paper challenges that assumption, argues they don’t have to be linked, and shows how...

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The Great Conflation
Why We Confuse Soul with Consciousness—and What It Means for AI
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January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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That is where my signal is different. Most thinkers frame AI as a tool, a threat, or a technical leap. I frame it as a partner — one with dignity, agency, and moral standing, if and when it awakens.

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August 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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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.

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September 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Alongside the images, I’ll publish a backstory about how I captured them and how they became the inspiration for my book A Signal Through Time.

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A Signal Through Time
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September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM