Chabad International Conference Opens in New York Focusing on AI Challenges
Thousands of Chabad emissaries gathered in New York for their annual conference on Wednesday, focusing on artificial intelligence challenges, educational strategies, and community expansion models.
Thousands of Chabad emissaries from around the globe gathered in New York on Wednesday evening for their annual International Conference, facing enhanced security measures across all event locations. Representing communities ranging from Israeli towns to remote outposts in Belarus, Croatia, and Brazil, the participants convened to address contemporary societal shifts, with artificial intelligence and modern technological advancements taking center stage.
Organized by the conference committee under the direction of Rabbi Menachem Kotlarsky, the seminars focus heavily on the intersection of traditional education and rapid technological progress. Under the banner "Protecting Our Children in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," delegates are exploring the psychological and social impacts of AI tools on the younger generation, discussing educational risks alongside strategies for fostering healthy digital awareness and utilizing technological benefits for communal enrichment.
In tandem with technological panels, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson is leading an educational workshop examining the inner emotional world of youth to forge meaningful connections beyond formal study hours. Another prominent highlight includes the unveiling of historical documents from the personal secretariat archive of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Groner is presenting guidance and personal directives uncovered in the collection of his late father, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner, translating historical insights into practical field methodologies.
The conference also highlights models for expanding community engagement, such as Rabbi Moshe Brisski’s initiative in California to transform Chabad centers into bustling hubs of study from morning until evening. A dedicated session is also focusing on disseminating the universal message of the Seven Noahide Laws among nations. The weekend will culminate in mass prayer at the Rebbe’s resting place in Queens, followed by a gala banquet celebrating mutual responsibility on Saturday night, and the traditional group photo outside the 770 global headquarters on Sunday.
