1KHO 847: AI Can't Feel Love | Jeff Burningham, Last Book Written By a Human

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Something is changing faster than most of us can keep up with, and this conversation will make you think differently about where we're headed. Entrepreneur, investor, and author Jeff Burningham has spent his life chasing success, only to discover that achievement alone could never satisfy the deepest parts of being human. We talk about why AI isn't just changing technology, it's also forcing us to ask what actually makes life worth living. From the trap of becoming addicted to doing, to raising children in a world of synthetic relationships, to why nature, family, and real human connection matter more than ever, this episode is a reminder that our greatest advantage is our humanity and not our intelligence. AI may be able to answer every question, but it will never know what it feels like to love, grieve, forgive, or hold someone's hand. Learn more about Jeff Burningham and grab a copy of The Last Book Written by a Human A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them out below: BetterHelp: Visit ⁠www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit ⁠www.quince.com/outside⁠ and get free shipping and 365 day returns IXL Learning - Head to ⁠www.ixl.com/1000hours⁠ to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Whisker - Take care of your cats while taking an additional $50 off bundles with code 1000HOURS when you shop ⁠www.whisker.com/1000HOURS⁠ woom Bikes - Go to woom.com and use code 1000HOURS at checkout for 10% off your new bike purchase, excluding the woom WOW. Muzzle Sleep Tape - Go to ⁠MuzzleSleep.com⁠ and use code 1000HOURS for 10% off. Ethos Life Insurance - Get your free quote at ⁠ethos.com/1000hours⁠ Active Skin Repair - Don’t forget to put this in your first aid kit! Visit ⁠ActiveSkinRepair.com⁠ and use the code 1000HOURS to save 20% on all Active Skin Repair products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.0	Welcome to the 1000 hours outside podcast.
0:25.3	My name is Jenny Erich, the founder of 1,000 hours outside.
0:27.7	We're going to be talking about a topic today that I am incredibly interested in,
0:32.1	which is what is going to happen with all of this AI stuff.
0:35.3	And how can we, in the sort of gist today is like, how can we use this time and history
0:41.1	to make ourselves even more human and really focus on our humanity?
0:45.7	Jeff Burningham, who has run for governor of Utah and also done incredible in the business world,
0:52.5	has written a book called The Last Book, Written by a Human
0:55.1	Becoming Wise in the Age of AI. Jeff, welcome.
0:59.3	Jenny, it's so good to be with you today.
1:01.6	Okay, so you have done a lot in your career, in your sort of life career, your father, a husband.
1:08.1	Also, you have invested in all of these tech companies and startups over
1:13.2	the years, huge companies, fast-growing companies. Additionally, you ran for governor of Utah.
1:20.1	Additionally, you went back and got your MBA. So can you talk about what creates a type of
1:25.1	person that has that much drive good question could I
1:31.2	maybe say trauma and wounding I mean that's the that's the that is an honest answer
1:38.2	yeah let me give you two ideas number one I think that's just kind of how I'm wired
1:43.4	I'm in Aries.
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