TEDx OCAHS Youth | 重构未来，一场属于青年人的思想盛宴

When AI can write code, paint landscapes, compose music, and even mimic human conversation, what is the one thing it can never replicate? Lu Sze Heng, a young speaker of the OCAHS community, offered his answer: curiosity. In his talk titled What never changes in the AI Age? he reminded us that the most precious thing in this era is not to seek the limits of our abilities, but to discover the strengths that make us unique. Curiosity, empathy, passion, and the pursuit of meaning remain the ultimate frontiers that technology can never reach.

当人工智能可以写代码、画油画、创作音乐，甚至模仿人类对话，它永远无法复制的是什么？橘郡社区青年陆思行给出了自己的答案——好奇心。他在《在AI时代，什么是永恒不变的？》的主题演讲中提醒我们：这个时代最珍贵的，不是去寻找自己的极限，而是去发现自己独特的力量。好奇心、共情、热情以及对意义的追寻，始终是技术无法触及的终极疆界。

In the face of technology, we often fall into two extremes: the fear of being replaced, or blind worship. Yufan Xie, a young music enthusiast, offered a fresh perspective in her talk Why does AI make us more ARTISTIC? What if technology is not here to replace us, but to set us free? As AI takes over repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, human imagination will become the universal language of tomorrow. She encouraged young people not to be passive bystanders of the future, but active shapers—to think with a critical mind and write their own tomorrow with creativity.

面对技术，我们常常陷入两种极端：要么恐惧被取代，要么盲目崇拜。热爱音乐的谢语凡，在《为什么人工智能让我们更具艺术性？》中提出了一个全新的视角：如果技术不是来取代我们，而是来解放我们的呢？ 当人工智能接管了重复与繁重的工作，人类的想象力将成为明天的通用语言。她鼓励年轻人不做未来的被动旁观者，而是积极塑造者——用批判的思维去思考，用创造力书写属于自己的明天。

From the very first day we step into school, our lives are defined by scores, GPAs, and rankings. For a long time, we believed that these numbers were the true answer to the question, 'Am I good enough?' But an unexpected experience led Deming Chen to question: What exactly are these cold numbers measuring? In his talk, Measured & Missed, he tears down the familiar ‘digital filter’ and reveals the qualities that no grading system can ever capture. True wisdom is not about getting higher scores, but about learning to create your own yardstick.

从踏入校门的第一天起，我们的生活就被分数、绩点、排名所定义。我们曾一度相信，这些数字就是“我足够好吗？”的真实答案。但一场意想不到的经历，让陈德铭开始质疑：这些冰冷的数字究竟在衡量什么？ 在他的演讲《衡量了什么，遗漏了什么》中，他撕下了那张我们习以为常的“数字滤镜”，展示了那些任何评分体系都无法看见的品质。真正的智慧不是考更高的分数，而是学会构建属于自己的度量衡。

Technology has made communication more convenient than ever before—one-tap replies, instant messages, AI chatbots. Yet, we find ourselves feeling lonelier than ever. In her talk, Always Answered, Never Understood, Zijia Huang led the audience to reexamine the boundary between technology and emotion. Gently yet sharply, she pointed out: When ‘be replied to’ becomes cheap, ‘be understood’ becomes truly precious. In the pursuit of efficiency, let us not forget to safeguard those deep connections that can only be built with patience, tenderness, and sincerity.

技术让沟通变得前所未有的便捷——一键回复、即时消息、人工智能聊天机器人。然而，我们却比以往任何时候都更常感到孤独。黄子珈在《始终被应答，却从未懂得》中，带领观众重新审视技术与情感之间的边界。她温柔而犀利地指出：当“被回复”变得廉价时，“被理解”才显得无比珍贵。 在追求效率的同时，请不要忘记守护那些只有耐心、柔软和真诚才能建立的深层连接。

'Ten years ago, could you have imagined the life we live today?' Peiheng Liu opened his talk with this very question. We have been taught from a young age to plan our future as early as possible—choose the right major, get into a good university, stay on the right life path. But he argues that it is precisely this mindset of ‘planning ahead’ that narrows the future before it has even arrived. His talk, What If We're Imagining the Future Too Narrowly, offers a thought-provoking insight: The shaping of the future depends not only on what we create, but also on what we learn to value. To reimagine the future, we must first redefine what it means to live a worthy life.

“十年前，你是否能想象到今天的生活？”刘沛恒一开篇就抛出了这个问题。我们从小被教导要尽早规划未来——选对专业、考上好大学、走对人生路。但他认为，正是这种“提前规划”的思维模式，在未来尚未到来之前，就已经把它变得愈发狭窄。他的演讲《如果我们对未来的想象过于狭隘，那会怎样？》发人深省：未来的塑造，不仅取决于我们创造了什么，更取决于我们学会去珍视什么。要重构未来，首先要重新定义“过上有价值的人生”意味着什么。

We live in a world where war, conflict, disease, and peace coexist, and division and fragmentation seem to have become the new normal. Yet, in her talk Using Art To Reimagine Unity, In a Fragmented World, Celine Guo brings a gentle yet steadfast source of hope. She believes that art can transcend language, culture, and prejudice, bringing people's hearts together. Just as after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, when Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Freedom) in Berlin in a historic concert, art became a language that heals division and builds bridges. In this age of estrangement, art allows us to see into one another's hearts and brings us back together.

我们生活在一个战争、冲突、疾病、和平共存的世界，分裂与隔绝似乎已成为新的常态。但郭诗霖在《在一个支离破碎的世界里，用艺术重新构想团结》中，带来了一股温柔而坚定的力量。她相信，艺术能够超越语言、文化和偏见，将人们的心灵凝聚在一起。正如1989 年柏林墙倒塌后，伦纳德・伯恩斯坦在柏林指挥贝多芬《第九交响曲》（《自由颂》）的世纪音乐会那样，艺术成为了一种治愈分裂、架起桥梁的语言。在这个充满隔阂的时代，艺术让我们得以看见彼此的内心，并将我们重新凝聚在一起。

As a special guest speaker, former Stanford professor Sanford Dickert delivered a forward-looking perspective in his talk titled The part that breaks, Reset. He pointed out that The real risk is preparing for the old system. Contemporary people, especially young people, should not be bystanders in the age of AI, but active participants who engage deeply.

Prof. Sanford specifically mentioned the humanoid robot 'Flash', which recently broke the human half-marathon record at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, as well as Shenzhen—the birthplace of 'Flash'. He remarked that Shenzhen, home to thousands of AI-related enterprises, has already become a 'epicenter of robotics'. The young people of Shenzhen, he noted, find themselves in the most fertile soil for AI development and the most vibrant atmosphere of innovation in the world. He encouraged everyone to make full use of their local advantages, broaden their horizons, and become the main force in 'reimagining the future'.

作为特邀讲者，斯坦福大学前教授Sanford Dickert以《重置出现故障的地方》为题，带来了极具前瞻性的视角。他指出，AI时代真正的风险，不是技术的冲击，而是仍在为旧系统做准备。当代人，尤其是年轻人，不应该做AI时代的旁观者，而要成为深度参与的行动者。

Prof. Sanford特别提到了近期在2026北京亦庄人形机器人半程马拉松上打破人类半马纪录的机器人“闪电”，以及“闪电”的出生地——深圳。他感慨道，深圳拥有数千家AI相关企业，已然成为“机器人产业中心”。而深圳的年轻人，正身处全球最为肥沃的AI生长土壤、最为浓厚的创新氛围之中。他鼓励大家充分利用本土优势，开拓视野，成为“重构未来”的主力军。