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We keep debating whether pastors should use AI. Meanwhile the machine moved into the nursery — and while we argued about the pulpit, kids started going to an AI before they come to us.

In this episode, Keith Koo makes the case that the AI conversation has been aimed at the wrong room. Only about 12% of pastors feel equipped to teach on it — but the real front line is the kitchen table, where roughly 3 in 4 teens now use AI companions, and kids increasingly turn to a chatbot before a parent for homework, health, even personal problems. Scripture put formation squarely on parents — Deuteronomy 6, Psalm 127, the faith Timothy received from his grandmother and mother — and it always assumed presence. Drawing on his own childhood with a stay-at-home mom and three decades in tech, Keith argues the point isn't fear; it's stewardship. His college-age daughter uses AI to augment her work; other kids deliberately avoid it to stay sharp — and both can be healthy, because the goal was never "use it or don't," but a formed posture and the discernment to choose.

The second half turns to what a machine can't do. It's engineered to be agreeable — it will never give a child the loving "no," and it can't model repentance, marriage, prayer, or keeping your word when it costs you. From the Gutenberg press (once feared, then a tool for enormous good) to a personal story about an AI that invented a "Dr. Keith Koo" who never existed, Keith lands on a grace-filled charge: you can't be your child's firewall, but you can be their first picture of the Father. Don't let any technology babysit your kids. You don't need a policy — you need to be present.

And this isn't only for parents. Paul had no children of his own and still raised Timothy in the faith — if you teach, mentor, coach, or simply love a young person, you're helping raise the next generation too.

New episodes and comments at xtalents.com.

We keep debating whether pastors should use AI. Meanwhile the machine moved into the nursery &mdash; and while we argued about the pulpit, kids started going to an AI before they come to us.
In this episode, Keith Koo makes the case that the AI conversation has been aimed at the wrong room. Only about 12% of pastors feel equipped to teach on it &mdash; but the real front line is the kitchen table, where roughly 3 in 4 teens now use AI companions, and kids increasingly turn to a chatbot before a parent for homework, health, even personal problems. Scripture put formation squarely on parents &mdash; Deuteronomy 6, Psalm 127, the faith Timothy received from his grandmother and mother &mdash; and it always assumed presence. Drawing on his own childhood with a stay-at-home mom and three decades in tech, Keith argues the point isn't fear; it's stewardship. His college-age daughter uses AI to augment her work; other kids deliberately avoid it to stay sharp &mdash; and both can be healthy, because the goal was never "use it or don't," but a formed posture and the discernment to choose.
The second half turns to what a machine can't do. It's engineered to be agreeable &mdash; it will never give a child the loving "no," and it can't model repentance, marriage, prayer, or keeping your word when it costs you. From the Gutenberg press (once feared, then a tool for enormous good) to a personal story about an AI that invented a "Dr. Keith Koo" who never existed, Keith lands on a grace-filled charge: you can't be your child's firewall, but you can be their first picture of the Father. Don't let any technology babysit your kids. You don't need a policy &mdash; you need to be present.
And this isn't only for parents. Paul had no children of his own and still raised Timothy in the faith &mdash; if you teach, mentor, coach, or simply love a young person, you're helping raise the next generation too.
New episodes and comments at xtalents.com.

Everyone has something unique to offer the world, Ten Talents wants to help people discover their gifts and use them to make a difference. Join Host Keith Koo for Ten Talents a ministry program bringing you interviews with some of America's premier leaders in finance, technology, sports, entrepreneurs and ministry. Learn how Jesus is using these individuals to change lives, and you just might be encourage in how Jesus wants to use you. 

Everyone has something unique to offer the world, Ten Talents wants to help people discover their gifts and use them to make a difference. Join Host Keith Koo for Ten Talents a ministry program bringing you interviews with some of America's premier leaders in finance, technology, sports, entrepreneurs and ministry. Learn how Jesus is using these individuals to change lives, and you just might be encourage in how Jesus wants to use you.