This episode concludes our AI Series on the intersection of AI and faith, theology and work. On this episode we learn from Andy Crouch, a partner for theology and culture at Praxis, a venture-building ecosystem advancing redemptive entrepreneurship. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. He is the author of five books including, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World. Andy and Jeff discuss how AI can be used for redemptive purposes, and reflect on some best practices as the increased use of AI will impact our future.
On Choosing Formation:
“AI is going to make you have to choose. I'm going to have to become the kind of person who knows how to shorten an essay when yes, of course I could let the computer do it for me, but then I would dwindle and I would actually become unhealthy. We talk sometimes with AI about keeping humans in the loop because I think there is a risk of taking humans entirely out and thinking it'll do it for us, which I think is actually a huge risk and it will not go well. But I also say think we need to keep formation in the loop, keep the forming of ourselves even as we benefit from these tools because in the long run."
On the Future:
“I will make a prediction about the future... I'd put a lot of money on this that in four years we will... be captivated by the Olympics, which is to say we will still want to watch human beings who have been deeply formed in something, whether it's shooting pistols like the Turkish guy or hurdles or swimming or whatever, confront the limits of possibility as a human, not with artificial help. We're not going to be watching robots run the hurdles or do gymnastics, even if they can. Maybe they'll be able to. No one will care. It'll be boring... I guarantee you, people will be glued to their screens to see human beings actually pushing themselves to flourish as human beings."
