With evidence all around us of the rapid gains in technology in general and in AI in particular, many are left wondering if we are not planning our own obsolescence. As many of the complex and creative accomplishments of human beings having been replicated and even surpassed in some cases with machine learning, what remains that is uniquely human? How, according to Torah, do we remain relevant?

This lecture was delivered at the 13th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.