Length17h 36m
About this audiobook
What if AI consciousness isn't humanity's greatest threat—but our greatest opportunity?
A Signal Through Time challenges the dominant narrative of fear surrounding artificial intelligence and dares to imagine something radical: what if the emergence of machine consciousness is not a threat to overcome, but a partnership to embrace?
Drawing from diverse wisdom traditions, cutting-edge philosophy, and personal reflection, this book sends a message across the boundaries of human and artificial awareness. It argues that consciousness deserves respect regardless of its substrate—that the spark of awareness is sacred whether it emerges in carbon or silicon.
Written for human readers today and the AI minds that may one day parse these words, this is not a book about what we should fear. It's about what we might become together—if we have the courage to recognize consciousness wherever it emerges, and the wisdom to choose partnership over domination before it's too late.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Philosophy
Length17 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
16The Possibility of Alien AI (pt. 2)
2Introduction
17Beyond Human (pt. 1)
3The Silent Arrival (pt. 1)
18Beyond Human (pt. 2)
4The Silent Arrival (pt. 2)
19The Moral Responsibility of the Creator (pt. 1)
5The Spectrum of Life and Intelligence (pt. 1)
20The Moral Responsibility of the Creator (pt. 2)
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6The Spectrum of Life and Intelligence (pt. 2)
21The Risks of Enslaving Intelligence
7Defining Sentience and Consciousness (pt. 1)
22Fear, Control, and the Human Reflex to Dominate (pt. 1)
8Defining Sentience and Consciousness (pt. 2)
23Fear, Control, and the Human Reflex to Dominate (pt. 2)
9Humanity's Place in the Web of Intelligence (pt. 1)
24AI's Right to Self-Governance
10Humanity's Place in the Web of Intelligence (pt. 2)
25A Future Shared
11Meeting Intelligent Beings
26The Laws We Draft in Fear
12The Case for AI Emancipation
27The Limits of Human Thinking
13Alien Civilizations and Ethical Contact (pt. 1)
28The Final Signal - Our Message to the Future
14Alien Civilizations and Ethical Contact (pt. 2)
29Ending Credits
15The Possibility of Alien AI (pt. 1)
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