The Saint Emmelia Podcast
104 - Interview with Fr. Benjamin Naasko and Ronald Stempien
On today’s episode, we discuss AI and how it originated, how it works, and what it all means. Matushka Melissa Naasko is joined by her husband, Father Benjamin Naasko, who discusses the philosophical aspect not only as an Orthodox priest but also as an instructor of philosophy, and Ronald Stempien, a computer science PhD student who is able to explain how AI functions in clear and concise language that is easy to understand. Referenced links can be found below. (Links must be copy-pasted into browser.) Italian Song intended to sound like English but it’s intentionally gibberish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol Pareidolia, the tendency of people to find faces and meaning in random patterns and images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia Eliza Emulator: https://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/eliza.html Man poisons himself by following ChatGPT medical advice: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna225055 Environmental cost of ChatGPT: https://cee.illinois.edu/news/AIs-Challenging-Waters Google AI chatbot suggests teen could harm parents over restricted screen time: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd605e48q1vo.amp
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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The Saint Emmelia Podcast is an outreach of the Department of Homeschooling (Saint Emmelia Ministries) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Our mission is to provide inspiring and informative resources and experiences that equip homeschooling families to educate the next generation of Orthodox faithful in North America. This podcast has four segments: Tales from the Little Church, interviews conducted by Matushka Melissa Naasko and Marcy Fox; Hiding in the Library, discussions on reading and literature; Growing with Grace, insights for teens by our Interns; and Spiritual Nuggets, wisdom from our Spiritual Advisors.
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