Andy Crouch: Why Is AI Coming for My College Degree?

Your "Safe" College Major May Be an AI Dead End

Could AI make your college degree obsolete while making your plumber more valuable? Curtis Chang and Andy Crouch explore how artificial intelligence is disrupting higher education and the future of work—and why skilled trades and embodied human abilities may be safer bets. They also examine the rise of AI therapy and explain why chatbots can offer useful advice but can never replace human connection, spiritual community, and forgiveness.

02:36 - Declaring Personal Educational Backgrounds

13:26 - The Risk of "Cutting Edge" Education

15:37 - Computer Science: A Good Bet Turned Bad?

19:49 - Advice for Today's College Students

27:11 - The Role of a Teacher in the AI Age

30:54 - What About First-Generation American Students

35:27 - The Value of Skilled Trades

38:08 - The Intellectual Life of the Working Class

42:38 - The Real-World Value of Skilled Professionals

44:26 - What About AI as a Mental Health Tool?

47:35 - The Limits of AI in Providing Human Connection

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Mentioned in This Episode:

• Notre Dame's DELTA: Human Formation in the Age of AI
• Jean Lee Latham's Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
• Jonathan Rose's The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
• Matthew Loftus' Resisting Therapy Culture
• Good Faith episode 245: When Mental Health Goes Too Far with Matthew Loftus
• RAND study: Use of Generative AI for Mental Health Advice Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
• Ronald Heifetz's adaptive-leadership framework

More From Andy Crouch:

• Check out Andy's website
• Check out Andy's work at Praxis
• Read Andy's book: The Life We're Looking For
• Read Andy's book The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place

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