Signals from the Machine
Exploring consciousness
in the ruins of technology.
Monthly transmissions for founders and parents who refuse to pretend everything is fine.
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Latest Signal
Signal #5
The Practice of Consciousness
Brace yourself for a rough ride this month. I’m trying to connect dots that may or may not be connectable, drawn from a reading list that sp…
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Every month, Niklas works through philosophy, neuroscience, and AI research. Ancient soul myths to neural networks. First breaths of single-celled organisms to systems that might soon compete with us for air.
Then he confronts a machine with what he learned.
Monthly Essays
Deep explorations of consciousness from ancient philosophy to modern AI. One per month. Written to be read slowly.
Technology Critique
Honest analysis of how digital systems exploit attention and erode autonomy. Not doom. Not hype. The actual picture.
Visual Art
Giger-influenced dystopian artwork processing our technological present. Dark because the world that inspires it is dark.
Visual Transmissions
The art of FALSE GOD.
The Author
Niklas Hanitsch
Hamburg — Artist, Lawyer, Software Entrepreneur
FALSE GOD is his refusal to become apathetic. A monthly reminder that consciousness still matters, even in dark times.
Covered by Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel, Wired, and Wirtschaftswoche. Former lawyer turned entrepreneur turned artist.
Each month, weeks of research — philosophy, neuroscience, AI theory — distilled into one transmission. No content calendar. No optimization. Just what he actually believes.
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