Max, loved this piece—especially the way you’re trying to help folks neither freak out nor look away. It captures a lot of the unease and wonder I’m hearing pastorally right now.
I ended up writing a response from the angle of my current work on faith and AI—trying to place what you’re seeing inside the thicker story Keller invited us to inhabit in NYC. It’s an attempt to sketch why I think Creation–Fall–Redemption can steady us in this “adolescence,” and why the real crisis is formation, not just information or capability.
If it’s useful to you or your readers, here it is:
Great post and times with today's WSJ story of the rural America pushback against AI and the recent HBR article that Gen Z is pushing back because it is making people lazier and less intelligent.
This is a terrifying topic to me. I’ve been scared of AI from the beginning and have never thought it was cute or fun. This article just unlocked new fears as there seems little we can do.
Yeesh. I hate to be unlocking new fears for you. the pace of change unsettling isn’t it? For me, I try to turn in my anxiety to God, whom I believe is still in charge of it all, in ways I can’t fully understand.
It's great to have your writing "back", particularly in a time that feels overwhelmingly contentious and uncertain. I (and I am sure many others) appreciate your reasoning and thoughtfulness. Thanks Max!
Max, loved this piece—especially the way you’re trying to help folks neither freak out nor look away. It captures a lot of the unease and wonder I’m hearing pastorally right now.
I ended up writing a response from the angle of my current work on faith and AI—trying to place what you’re seeing inside the thicker story Keller invited us to inhabit in NYC. It’s an attempt to sketch why I think Creation–Fall–Redemption can steady us in this “adolescence,” and why the real crisis is formation, not just information or capability.
If it’s useful to you or your readers, here it is:
We Are Not Alone, But We Are Not Adrift
https://parrishtree.substack.com/p/we-are-not-alone-but-we-are-not-adrift
I've seen the movies and played the games: Terminator, Geth, Kaylons, none of this ends well.
You forgot Option 4 though: party like it's 1999 and pray the Y2k bug fixes all
haha! Y2K bug to the rescue!
On a Monday morning?
Great post and times with today's WSJ story of the rural America pushback against AI and the recent HBR article that Gen Z is pushing back because it is making people lazier and less intelligent.
Another schism that will ultimately be redeemed.
Scooped the NYT, Max! https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F02%2F02%2Ftechnology%2Fmoltbook-ai-social-media.html%3Funlocked_article_code%3D1.JFA.nnJ6.ixXw_Um1G1_M%26smid%3Durl-share&data=05%7C02%7Cjdeighton%40hbs.edu%7C30873b2f5b66485a1c5708de62a5c474%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C639056661321719164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8I8pWbR0eElsNN9ATiKB6wRv3oZQ%2FH7hcU%2FGuRpDW00%3D&reserved=0
Let’s go!
Thank you for this. I don't know which option I'm going for. A blend of the three, whatever my nervous system can handle.
Just breathe deeply. :-)
Terrifying and fascinating! Heads up that you called the CEO of Anyhropic Claude 😊
Did I? Sorry Dario, lack of AI proofreading…
It’s so great though I’ve been sharing it with everyone. What a time to be alive. 👀
This is a terrifying topic to me. I’ve been scared of AI from the beginning and have never thought it was cute or fun. This article just unlocked new fears as there seems little we can do.
Yeesh. I hate to be unlocking new fears for you. the pace of change unsettling isn’t it? For me, I try to turn in my anxiety to God, whom I believe is still in charge of it all, in ways I can’t fully understand.
It's great to have your writing "back", particularly in a time that feels overwhelmingly contentious and uncertain. I (and I am sure many others) appreciate your reasoning and thoughtfulness. Thanks Max!
Thanks Robyn. Kind of you to say. The times, they are uncertain...