EPISODE 370
How to Stay Human When Machines Get Smarter With Jeff Burningham
Several weeks ago, Paul dissected the good and the bad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the tech side on Spirit Gym with tech consultant/UX researcher Rachel Miles.
A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech already in our lives?
Venture capitalist, entrepreneur and first-time author Jeff Burninhgam embraces the answer to that very question in his book, The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI.
Jeff explains why the presence of AI is an important reminder to embrace our humanity and how the beauty in life is not trying to achieve perfection but to relish in its messiness and imperfection this week on Spirit Gym.
Read the first chapter of Jeff’s book on his website. Learn more about Jeff on social media via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, TikTok and Substack.
SHOW NOTES
8:01 From traveling the Ganges River to running for governor in Utah.
19:07 One blessing in disguise with AI: Reminding us of our humanity.
23:04 Disruption, reflection, transformation and evolution.
29:46 AI as a human crucible.
36:12 “No amount of education saves anyone from the Hero’s Journey.”
45:00 In the presence of AI, we will need to learn how to fight to stay in human relationships.
51:51 “As our machines become more intelligent, our work as humans is to become wiser.”
1:04:52 The beauty of life is in the mess, the work and the process.
1:12:45 “We are human beings, not human doings.”
1:27:15 The origin of most existential pain in our lives.
1:35:48 Emptiness.
1:43:39 Social media: The baby AI.
1:51:31 The function of evil in our world.
2:00:47 Jeff believes a new kind of leader for our world is coming.
2:12:32 The purpose of time: To grow our consciousness.
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
The Silicon Slopes
Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer-Christ-Ahriman
Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Nicole DeVaney
The Danger of Living in Two Realities on YouTube
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
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