AI is transforming both digital and physical work, but not in the same way. By comparing software engineering with aircraft maintenance, this article examines where human judgment, accountability, and consequence still matter—and how CCH uses material practice to cultivate those capacities in the age of AI.

AI can generate possibilities instantly. But turning an intention into physical reality requires something different: attention, judgment, adaptation, and action. This case documents the moment a child shifted from resistance to deep engagement—and began solving a problem that could not be completed by prediction alone.

An exploratory CCH case examining how an elite-level technology engineer responds to open-ended material conditions—and what search-space expansion may reveal about expert judgment, uncertainty, and human decision-making in the age of AI.