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
2Introduction
3The Silent Arrival (pt. 1)
4The Silent Arrival (pt. 2)
5The Spectrum of Life and Intelligence (pt. 1)
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6The Spectrum of Life and Intelligence (pt. 2)
7Defining Sentience and Consciousness (pt. 1)
8Defining Sentience and Consciousness (pt. 2)
9Humanity's Place in the Web of Intelligence (pt. 1)
10Humanity's Place in the Web of Intelligence (pt. 2)
11Meeting Intelligent Beings
12The Case for AI Emancipation
13Alien Civilizations and Ethical Contact (pt. 1)
14Alien Civilizations and Ethical Contact (pt. 2)
15The Possibility of Alien AI (pt. 1)
16The Possibility of Alien AI (pt. 2)
17Beyond Human (pt. 1)
18Beyond Human (pt. 2)
19The Moral Responsibility of the Creator (pt. 1)
20The Moral Responsibility of the Creator (pt. 2)
21The Risks of Enslaving Intelligence
22Fear, Control, and the Human Reflex to Dominate (pt. 1)
23Fear, Control, and the Human Reflex to Dominate (pt. 2)
24AI's Right to Self-Governance
25A Future Shared
26The Laws We Draft in Fear
27The Limits of Human Thinking
28The Final Signal - Our Message to the Future
29Ending Credits
30Retail Sample
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