Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
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 ( paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/365-is-ai-the-great-equalizer-or-the-great-deceiver-with-rachel-miles ).
A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech?
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 ( amzn.to/3KD4SLF ).
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 at jeffburningham.com . Learn more about Jeff on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/p/Jeff-Burningham-100006547151318 , Instagram at instagram.com/jeffburningham , LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jeff-burningham-15a01a7b , Twitter/X at https://x.com/JeffBurningham , TikTok at tiktok.com/@jeff.burningham and Substack at substack.com/@jeffburningham .
0:00 Intro
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.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Jeff Burningham and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music miketheschwartz.com
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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 ( paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/365-is-ai-the-great-equalizer-or-the-great-deceiver-with-rachel-miles ).
A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech?
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 ( amzn.to/3KD4SLF ).
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 at jeffburningham.com . Learn more about Jeff on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/p/Jeff-Burningham-100006547151318 , Instagram at instagram.com/jeffburningham , LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jeff-burningham-15a01a7b , Twitter/X at https://x.com/JeffBurningham , TikTok at tiktok.com/@jeff.burningham and Substack at substack.com/@jeffburningham .
0:00 Intro
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.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Jeff Burningham and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
• CHEK Institute https://chek.group/flatabs (for a limited time check out the FREE Flatten Your Abs Forever program plus three FREE bonuses)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music miketheschwartz.com
#PaulChek #SpiritGym #AIandConsciousness #TheLastBookWrittenByAHuman #AgeOfAI #HumanVsMachine #SpiritualAwakening #TechnologyAndSoul #AwakeningHumanity #BecomingWise #ArtificialIntelligence #SpiritualTechnology #HeartOverMachine #RudolfSteiner #consciousness
