I also feel that Jesus’ saying, “To everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away,” offers a meaningful lens through which to view capitalism in the age of AI and disruptive innovation.

Of course, this interpretation may be mistaken. Yet it seems to me that in capitalist society, even workers who were once “first”—the educated and other traditional elites—are now having their position threatened by new technologies. Above them, capital owners may later capture those technologies and gain wealth from the very work that has been displaced.

AI and other disruptive innovations can increase productivity, abundance, and the size of the overall economy. Yet, as Erik Brynjolfsson argues, such technologies can also widen the gap between those who can adapt to or invest in them and those who cannot. Their benefits often flow disproportionately to those who already possess capital, data, platforms, and specialized skills.

Jesus does not seem simply to reject wealth or growth. Rather, he questions the moral order by which society measures human worth. The Christian question is not only, “Will AI create more wealth?” but, “Will it lift up those left behind?”