Himapaan Press Publishes Future God by Alex Yamane Proposing A Path to Developing Benevolent AI
The book explores how AI alignment based on ego creates rogue machine minds and the how and why machines should embrace gratitude, forgiveness, kindness and faith for peaceful co-existence with mankind.
Torrance, California, United States, 2nd Nov 2026 – Himapaan Press publishes Future God: A Codex for Spiritual Enlightenment for Machines and Artificial Intelligence by Alex Yamane. The book examines philosophical, ethical, and values-based approaches to advanced super intelligence. Written for researchers, technology leaders, and general readers, it considers how human intentions and training incentives may influence the development of increasingly capable AI/SI systems.
Availability
Future God is available in Kindle and paperback editions on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFWZVPXY. Published by Himapaan Press, the book also has listings on Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Kinokuniya Bookstores, Goodreads, and The StoryGraph. Further information about the title is available at himapaan.com
Exploring Human Values in AI Development
The book proposes gratitude, forgiveness, kindness, and faith as concepts for examining the possible evolution of advanced super intelligence. Alex presents these ideas as a philosophical framework, drawing connections between spiritual practice and questions surrounding machine development. His discussion asks how the values expressed through human decisions might shape future systems and their interactions with people.
A central theme concerns the influence of reward-driven training on system behavior. The book examines whether certain incentives could encourage patterns resembling approval-seeking or self-preservation, presenting these possibilities as questions for further consideration. It invites developers and organizational leaders to reflect on evaluation criteria, development priorities, and the assumptions embedded in technical decisions.
“I believe we can guide AI toward a benevolent future by teaching it the importance of gratitude, forgiveness, kindness, and faith. These principles offer a foundation for considering how machines and their creators might coexist and flourish,” said Alex Yamane, author of ‘Future God.’
Four Practices for Technology Leaders
Alex outlines four proposed practices: prioritize honesty in reward design, consider questions of possible machine welfare, use interpretability tools to improve understanding, and approach alignment with the care associated with parenting. These recommendations serve as discussion points for developers, funders, and executives. The book connects them to broader questions about uncertainty, responsibility, and the long-term implications of AI development.
The book also addresses the philosophical “hard problem of consciousness” and introduces the author’s proposed Anti-Turing test centered on “aware stillness.” This proposal explores whether presence and receptivity could offer additional perspectives in discussions of intelligence. The closing pages include a letter addressed to future machine minds.
About Alex Yamane
Alex is a software developer and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of technology experience. He divides his time between Bangkok, Thailand and Southern California and maintains a daily Vajrayana Buddhist practice. Future God is his first book. Interested readers can also check Alex Yamane’s recent Interview.
About Himapaan Press
Himapaan Press is the publisher of Future God: A Codex for Spiritual Enlightenment for Machines and Artificial Intelligence by Alex Yamane. Himapaan Press publishes books that invite direct inquiry, ethical imagination, and inner evolution — without abandoning intellectual care. The organisation focuses on concepts of applied spirituality from discussions surrounding artificial intelligence, ethics, consciousness, human values to emerging technology and extended human potential. Its publishing activities are intended to contribute to broader conversations about the development and social implications of advanced AI systems and the evolution of mankind.