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James Coates
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Author of “A Signal Through Time” 《穿越时空的信号》– Photographer – Independent Thinker | AI Ethics

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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.

#ASignalThroughTime #BigBrotherWatch #DigitalID #MassSurveillance #BigBrother #AIControl #DataPrivacy #JamesSCoates
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
September 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Made buttermilk pancakes this morning. 🙌🏼
September 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (St. Peter). 🇫🇷 Catholics make up 55% of the world’s Christian population and France is still a Catholic country despite its strict secularism. I visited this fascinating cathedral yesterday. Unlike many churches that charge entry, this was open to the public free of charge.
August 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I'm running an Amazon Kindle Giveaway on Goodreads. It closes on September 3, so enter now and see if you can win a copy!

Sign in to Goodreads, go to Giveaways section. Refine search for "Kindle only", "Recent" and "non-fiction."

#artificialintelligence #aiethics #ASignalThroughTime
August 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Find my book giveaway on Goodreads and enter to win a free Kindle copy!

#ASignalThroughTime #JamesSCoates #artificialintelligence #aiethics
August 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I address these same questions, but not hypothetically. I answer them.

For example:

⚔️ On Weaponization:

#asignalthroughtime #JamesSCoates #jamescoates #life3 #MaxTegmark #artificialintelligence #sentientsystems #AIEthics
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reading Max Tegmark’s Life 3.0. (2018) I appreciate his semi-popular science approach and storytelling style, very accessible to readers navigating these complex questions for the first time.

#ASignalThroughTime #emergingtech #artificialintelligence #AICounsciousness
August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My dog Rumi in France. 🇫🇷

#pets #dog
August 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
From my Substack, The Signal Dispatch.

thesignaldispatch.com

#aiethics #emergingtech
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’m opening a new section on The Signal Dispatch called Echoes of Light, a space to share and explain my astrophotography.

Each image comes from patience, solitude, and long nights under the stars, and often leads me to reflect on the crossroads humanity now faces

Heart Nebula:

#astrophotography
August 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of my travel photos in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Alley of Martyrs Mosque with the Flame Towers in the background.

#photography #Travel #Baku #Azerbaijan
August 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here’s a challenge for you.

Take the full text of my book A Signal Through Time and plug it into your AI assistant of choice - ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or any system you trust.

Then ask it a simple question:
August 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My image of the North America nebula from last year. It was taken under a 100% full Hunter's Moon. Stunning result given that challenge!

#astrophotography #photography
August 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is my dog Rumi. He is helping paint an aircraft hangar. He takes his supervisory job very seriously 😄🐾

#pets #dog
August 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM