Conference

Reclaim 2025: Fact & Fiction in a World of Artificial Intelligence

ePostle.net Western Diocese of the Armenian Church in North America

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22 mars 2025 9:00 AM

Western Diocese of the Armenian Church
3325 N Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504

California - United States

Under the auspices of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. Sponsored by ePostle.net. Organized by Fr. Vazken Movsesian.

SPEAKERS

>>> *The Good AI: Using Machine Learning to Better Understand Subjective Reality* <<<

| Karapet Mkrtchyan is a sub deacon serving at the St. Gregory parish in Pasadena and a PhD candidate in the department of biomedical sciences at the University of California School of Medicine in Riverside. He specializes in lung physiology and develops new AI tools in his research lab to address complex issues in the medical field. When he is not serving on the altar or in the lab, he enjoys studying music and philosophy.

>>> *Artificial intelligence is pervading every aspect of our lives* <<<

| George Stepaniants is an NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology. His research investigates how machine learning methods allow us to improve predictions of physical systems as well as discover new physical models from data. He received his PhD in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and prior to that his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Washington. Outside of his research, George serves as a Deacon in the Armenian Apostolic Church and participates in a variety of cultural and educational programs in Armenian, Russian, and American circles.

>>> *“In What Image? Faith, Truth, and Identity Amidst the Rise of AI”* <<<

| Rev. Fr. Mesrop Ash is the Parish Priest of St. John Armenian Church in San Francisco. Alongside his pastoral duties, he brings valuable experience in integrating technology into faith-based initiatives. Currently, he is leading several projects that leverage modern tools to support the mission of the Armenian Church. Fr. Mesrop’s work focuses on guiding the contemporary faithful toward Christ and fostering a lifestyle rooted in the faith of our forefathers.

>>> *Intelligence: A path to knowledge and spiritual perfection in Armenian philosophical thinking* <<<

| Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, is a sociologist, author and innovation executive. Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, he has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor of Armenian Studies (IMAS), INALCO university in Paris. (www.hratch.info)

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