The Kalambaka Library and the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists are co-organizing an online lecture titled “Artificial Intelligence and Man: Ethical and Theological Dimensions.” The event will take place on Friday, April 17, at 12:00 PM, as part of the program “Artificial Intelligence – Year 2026.”
Ways to Attend:
Archimandrite Aristarchos Grekas Cleric of the Holy Archbishopric of Athens. Associate Professor at the Department of Theology, School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), specializing in “Theology and Ecclesiastical Literature,” and Director of the “Church and Culture” Laboratory.
Archim. Aristarchos Grekas is a graduate of the Arsakeio Pedagogical Academy of Patras and the Department of Primary Education of the NKUA. He holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degree with honors from the Department of Theology, School of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh).
In the United Kingdom, he earned a Master’s degree from Durham University. He has also successfully completed programs at Oxford University and Cambridge University. In the United States, he completed programs at Georgetown University and Harvard University – Kennedy School.
He has taught in primary education and at the Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens. Furthermore, he teaches at the academies of the Security Forces and the Armed Forces, at the Hellenic Open University as a Tutor (SEP), and at the European Communication Institute.
He has published fourteen books and contributes with publications and articles in academic journals. He has organized and participated as a speaker in numerous conferences and is involved in European research programs. He has received honorary distinctions and awards from institutions, organizations, and the Academy of Athens. He is a member of international institutes and organizations.
Short Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a permanent factor in public life, raising technical, ethical, and theological issues. Ethically, it can contribute significantly to health, education, and administrative organization when based on transparency, accountability, data protection, and verifiable reliability. However, critical risks remain: algorithmic biases, unequal access, concentration of power, diffusion of responsibility, and a shift toward the “datafication” of humanity, where the person may be reduced to profiles, indices, and predictive patterns. Consequently, continuous updates to the institutional framework, independent oversight mechanisms, and the cultivation of digital ethics are required so that technology serves the common good.
The theological dimension offers an orienting criterion. It serves as a reminder that the human being transcends functions of calculation or productivity: man is a person created “in the image of God,” a psychosomatic unity endowed with freedom, relationality, and responsibility. Perfection is identified with the journey toward the “likeness of God”—namely, the transformation of the mode of existence, repentance, and love. Thus, AI functions as a tool of ministry (diakonia), enhancing care, sound judgment, and social organization, while respecting conscience, personal judgment, and living communion. The ultimate goal is a prudent integration centered on personal dignity, justice, and freedom.
