In this episode, Josh and Eric explore what it means to stay human — and Christian — at work in the age of artificial intelligence.
Using David Brooks’ essay on three types of AI users as a starting point, they discuss the “productive passenger,” the “reluctant optimizer,” and the “mental marathoner.” Along the way, they ask what may be lost when AI makes work easier, why effort and attention still matter, and how Christian vocation reframes the conversation around productivity.
The episode lands on a deeper question: if AI can produce, summarize, and assist, what can it not do? Brooks suggests that AI cannot hunger — it has no structure of cares, no order of loves, and no vocation. Josh and Eric connect that insight to worship, Sabbath, work as an offering, and the ordinary choices that shape our loves at the desk on Monday morning.
If you are trying to use AI wisely without outsourcing your attention, your calling, or your humanity, this conversation is for you.
