The Future of AI: A Sci-Fi Conversation Before WAIC
Before WAIC officially began, we gathered at 706 Shanghai for an evening conversation about the future.
Instead of debating which model is stronger or chasing the latest product launch, we turned our attention to stories that often arrive before reality itself. From Dune to AI Agents, from science fiction to the world we are living in today, we explored how technology shapes humanity—and how humanity, in turn, shapes technology.
Perhaps science fiction has never been about predicting the future. Instead, it offers another way of seeing the present. As more ideas that once belonged only to novels gradually become reality, we find ourselves asking a different question: How do we continue to create, choose, and remain present in the age of AI?
Many thanks to Ren, Gu Bei, and Xiaochuan, and to everyone who joined us at 706 Shanghai and online for the conversation.
WAIC has begun. Our conversations about the future are only getting started.