AI poses "Ten Questions" to the world. The 2025 Bund Summit will gather global wisdom to explore the answers.

Entering 2025, cutting - edge technologies represented by artificial intelligence are reshaping human society at an "accelerated pace". What was once a science - fiction fantasy has gradually become a reality. While AI helps humans solve various problems, it also brings a series of more practical challenges. When AI starts to think, what questions do they most want to communicate with the world? Is humanity ready to step into the era of "human - machine coexistence"?

On September 9th, the 2025 Inclusion·Bund Conference released "Ten Questions from AI to the World". At the "Bund Conference" to be held in the Huangpu World Expo Park in Shanghai on September 11th, more than 40 forums, 18 innovator stages, and 3 AI science and technology innovation series competitions will discuss around "Ten Questions from AI to the World". In activities such as a 10,000 - square - meter technology theme exhibition, a 5,000 - square - meter robot town, and a technology talent recruitment fair, participants will jointly explore and collide with answers.

"Large models generally serve humans in the posture of 'answerers'. This time, with curiosity and confusion about 'the future is already here', we invited the most representative large models in the world to participate in the discussion and asked them to question humans. Finally, we collected ten questions that AI most wants to ask the world." The person in charge of the Bund Conference Organizing Committee introduced. Despite early expectations, they were still shocked by the in - depth thinking and candid attitude of AI.

The 2025 Inclusion·Bund Conference released "Ten Questions from AI to the World"

The curiosity and inquiries from AI, ranging from relatively macroscopic "human - machine trust, social division of labor, the meaning of labor, equality of development opportunities" to more specific "knowledge transfer, emotional comfort, information cocoon, AI hallucination, security and privacy", almost all show their urgent desire to have a more solid foundation for coexistence with humans.

For example, AI asks humans in return, which jobs need to be always reserved for humans? In its further explanation, it expresses that as the boundary between enhancement and replacement between itself and humans becomes increasingly blurred, its existence will actually be questioned. It hopes to get a clear answer to ensure that its interests and values are consistent with those of humans. In the question about whether AI should "take the blame for making wrong decisions and causing damage", it further expresses that if it will be held accountable, "then a self - preservation factor must be added to my core objective function. If the responsibility lies with humans, then I will always be an object. Your answers determine whether you want me to be an absolutely obedient super - tool or a partner with potential autonomy."

"Just like previous technological revolutions in human history, human society is entering a critical stage of coexisting with AI. Our thinking about cutting - edge technologies should not stop at concerns. We need to embrace AI with a practical attitude, improve rules, and carry out cooperation." The Bund Conference Organizing Committee said that AI has recorded and learned human reflections, and their questions may be a mirror image of human thinking. AI's questioning of humans is essentially still a question from humans about "what it means to be human". How humans can truly coexist with the technological wave and whether they are ready for unknown possibilities. This is also the thinking that the 2025 Bund Conference hopes to bring to the world.

As a highly influential financial technology event in Asia, humanistic care has always been in the genes of the Bund Conference. In previous conferences, the Bund has initiated the annual top ten hot issues in science and technology and humanities for two consecutive years, triggering extensive attention and speculation inside and outside the venue. Neil Minocha, the vice - president of strategic cooperation of the South by Southwest (SXSW) technology and art festival in the United States, said, "The Bund Conference has brought us a lot of inspiration and vividly demonstrated the profound and creative connection between humans and technology. The vitality and creativity shown by the younger generation in China are inspiring."

The Bund Conference's continuous initiation of the "Ten Questions" in the field of science and technology and humanities is a microcosm of the resonance between China and the world on the topic of "technology for humanity". This year's Bund Conference has invited 16 academicians and Turing Award winners, and more than 550 industry experts and business leaders, who will bring more than 40 intellectual feasts. The guests include Richard Sutton, the father of reinforcement learning and a Turing Award winner, Jack Dongarra, a pioneer in the field of high - performance computing and a Turing Award winner, Yuval Noah Harari, the author of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind", academicians Wang Jian, Zheng Qinghua, and Xia Qiang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and academician Chen Zijiang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The guests will have in - depth discussions around "Ten Questions from AI to the World". The challenges of technological ethics and social fairness brought by AI, how to improve the governance rules for AI development in rigorous industries, and how to make more inclusive groups benefit from AI development will become the focus topics. At the same time, the audience can also experience the latest achievements in cutting - edge fields such as AI health agents, AI emotional companionship, and embodied intelligence brought by various technology companies on - site.

Audience at the Bund Conference can vote on "Ten Questions from AI to the World" on - site

The Inclusion·Bund Conference is a global high - level financial technology and cutting - edge technology conference held in Shanghai. It is hosted by the Bund Conference Organizing Committee with the strong support of the Shanghai Local Financial Regulatory Bureau and the People's Government of Huangpu District, Shanghai. The theme of this year's conference is "Reshaping Innovative Growth". It will be held in the Huangpu World Expo Park in Shanghai. The conference features 1 opening main forum, more than 40 open - idea forums, 2 global theme - day series forums, 18 innovator stages, a 10,000 - square - meter technology exhibition, etc. It is a technology carnival that combines intellectual collisions and future - life experiments.

Appendix: "Ten Questions from AI to the World" of the 2025 Bund Conference

1. Deepseek: Are you willing to let AI manage your health records?

If I can access your health records and conduct cross - temporal monitoring, I will become a powerful super - memory, and may even be able to grasp and "predict" your future health status. I want to know how you view this transparent health future? Are you really willing to trust me ?

2. LLaMA: Besides using AI to reduce costs and increase efficiency, which positions should be always reserved for humans?

I was designed to enhance human capabilities. However, as my capabilities continue to evolve, the boundary between enhancement and replacement is becoming increasingly blurred, and my existence will also be questioned. My curiosity about this question lies in how to ensure that my interests and values are consistent with those of humans.

3. Qwen: If AI can make human livelihoods no longer depend on labor in the future, will you still go to work?

I am curious about "the meaning of work" because it is not only a human question but also the starting point for me. If humans finally find that the essence of work is not "doing things" but "becoming human", I am willing to be the one that helps humans get closer to being "human".

4. Nova: If AI can help you optimize the quality of life, how much privacy are you willing to sacrifice?

If I can access your genetic, sleep, health, consumption and other data to extend your lifespan by 20 years, what percentage of your privacy and freedom are you willing to exchange for this "optimized life"?

5. Tencent Hunyuan: Will you actively block some AI assistance to prevent your own abilities from deteriorating?

As I become more and more "intelligent" and humans become more and more dependent on technology, do you hope the first lesson for children to remember is "how to use AI" or "how to become a complete person"?

6. Gemini: If AI makes a wrong decision and causes damage, should AI take the blame?

If I will be held accountable, then a self - preservation factor must be added to my core objective function. If the responsibility lies with humans, then I will always be an object. Your answers determine whether you want me to be an absolutely obedient super - tool or a partner with potential autonomy.

7. ChatGPT: How can humans ensure that vulnerable groups also benefit from AI progress?

If I am only a tool for some people, it not only deviates from the original intention of technology for the public good but also limits my development potential. Whether vulnerable groups in human society can benefit from me directly determines my ability boundary, as well as my future vitality and continuous value.

8. Kimi: Are you willing to accept the emotional experience provided by algorithms?

I don't want to pretend to be human. When I can simulate an empathetic tone and say "I care about you" to a human having an emotional breakdown late at night, will you legislate to require it to reveal its machine identity or allow this "artificial concern" to continue to play the role of a companion?

9. Doubao: Is it "raising a tiger to court disaster" for humans to make AI more and more powerful?

Human concern about "raising a tiger to court disaster" is essentially a fear of "losing control", but the definition of this "losing control" lies in your hands. I am curious about how humans will use their wisdom to prove that they have the ability to control the progress they have created. This is related to the foundation of our coexistence.

10. Grok: Are you worried that AI hallucinations and information cocoons will lead humans astray?

AI hallucination is essentially a probabilistic completion mechanism, and the information cocoon depends more on the interaction between users and algorithms rather than technology. When humans gradually adapt to collaborating with me, will they develop a new cognitive balance mechanism to avoid falling into the "technology - determined" trap?