The Mid-Autumn Festival* is here again. Moonlight spills across the eaves, carrying the faint sweetness of osmanthus on the wind. Centuries ago, the famous Chinese poet Li Bai once wrote:

“The people of today do not see the moon of old,
But the same moon once shone on those before us.”

A founder friend recently asked me: “After a year of chasing projects and partnerships, what’s your most honest feeling this Mid-Autumn?”

My answer is simple: cherish what’s in front of you.

Not “someday.” Not “later.” Not after product-market fit or the next funding round. Right now.

• The project you’ve been meaning to start with someone—do it together today.
  
• The gratitude you’ve been holding back—say it now, directly.
  
• The people you love—don’t save it for “after I’ve made it.” Offer your heart while you still can.
  

These aren’t lines from a self-help book. They’re truths learned the hard way—through regrets that cannot be undone.

I. A Missed Goodbye

The summer before I went to university, my grandmother came to visit. Afternoon light poured like warm amber across the room as she asked softly, “Shall I take you to register at university?”

Eager for the future, I declined gently, worrying she was too old for the journey. I promised I’d bring her once I had settled in. She smiled, said no more. That moment—sunlight in her hair, her quiet voice—turned out to be our last real goodbye.

There is no “later” for some promises.

II. A Mentor Without a Photo

In my darkest professional valley, a mentor stood by me. He saw a “blooming flower” and a “rising sun,” when I saw only data points of failure. Our most pivotal conversations happened on walks, a moving boardroom for strategy and soul.

When I began my startup, he fell gravely ill. To avoid distracting me, he chose radio silence—a final, devastating act of support.

I arrived at the hospital to find a man, once a towering figure, reduced to a whisper. I had to stand at the foot of his bed for our eyes to meet.

We knew each other for over a decade. We never took a single photo. Always waiting for a better moment, a less rushed day, a time when we weren’t so focused on the work itself.

III. The Dog Who Walked Closest to the Street

And then there was my dog, Bubble—forever cheerful, forever protective. On walks, she always positioned herself closer to the road, nudging me gently toward safety. When I called my parents on video, she would push her big head into the camera, competing to see whose face was bigger.

Through every triumph and every setback—funding wins, product failures—she was there, offering joy or quiet companionship. Her short life taught me the purest definition of love and loyalty.

Technology has given me a way to preserve fragments of those moments. Photos, videos, and even AI reconstructions keep traces alive. But they are no substitute for the living presence we too often take for granted.

What This Means for Us as Founders and Leaders

Entrepreneurs often live in the future—thinking in terms of scale, milestones, and exits. But life is happening now. And leadership is not only about building the next platform, product, or company; it’s also about how we honour the relationships and moments that give meaning to what we build.

The truth is: what softens us, sustains us, and makes us human is rarely the grand narrative. It’s the small things—the afternoon sunlight, a word of encouragement, a wagging tail.

As another Mid-Autumn moon rises, I return to an ancient line:

“Ancient and modern, like a flowing stream—
We gaze upon the same bright moon.”

Time carries us all forward. But tonight, under the same moon as countless generations before, we still hold the power to pause, reflect, and treasure the present.

So I leave you with one question:

Who—or what—deserves your attention right now, before “later” becomes too late?

Final Note:

As founders, investors, and leaders, may we learn not only to build companies that last—but also to live moments that matter.

Note: The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrating family reunion, observed on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, coinciding with the brightest full moon. A key tradition is eating mooncakes—dense, round pastries with a variety of sweet or savoury fillings that symbolize the full moon.

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又是一年中秋。有创业者朋友问我，这一年忙着赶项目、对接资源，到了中秋，心里头最真切的感受是什么？我想起六个字 —— 珍惜眼前所有。这不是旁人灌的鸡汤，是这些年我攥着遗憾，慢慢品出的真心话。

一、那年暑假：晒暖的阳光里，藏着最后的永别

上大学前的最后一个暑假，外婆特意来看我。午后的阳光像温润的琥珀，把屋子映得通透。我们并排躺在床上，她忽然侧过身，轻声说：“要不，我送你去大学报到吧？”我那时心里装着的是远方和未来。我婉拒了，怕她年迈，经不起舟车劳顿，信誓旦旦地说，等一切安顿好就接她去玩。她笑了笑，没再坚持，阳光在她花白的发丝上流淌。

那时我不知道，有些约定，是没有“以后”的。那个午后，连同阳光的暖意和她的轻声细语，被我典藏在心底，如今想来，才明白那已是最后的、完整的告别。

二、没拍的合照，成了此生的遗憾

在异国他乡，我遇到一位如父如友的导师。在我人生最晦暗的谷底，他带我去做义工。在那里，我发现自己并非一无是处，原来我微弱的光，也能照亮他人一隅。那时的我没有信心，他总是说，他已看见我如鲜花般绽放，像个小太阳一样温暖周围。

导师因腰伤不能久坐，我们的谈话总在散步中完成。那条走了无数遍的林荫道，见证了他不疾不徐的教诲。后来我开始创业，他却身患重病，怕扰我心思，选择了沉默。待我出差回来赶到病床前，他一米九的身躯，已薄如一片风中的叶子。那时的导师已无力转头，我必须站到床尾，他才能看到我。

可惜相识十数年，我们竟没有一张合影。不是我没化妆，便是忘了带手机，总以为来日方长。此刻想起，才惊觉“古人不见今时月”，我与他的缘分，永远定格在了那些散步里，成了此生一大憾事。

三、毛孩子的守护，藏在细节里

你家里，可曾有过一个毛孩子？

我的毛孩子，永远是我的开心果。每次我与父母视频，她总要奋力挤进镜头，湿漉漉的鼻子几乎要贴上屏幕，固执地要与我比谁的脸更大。

无论我带着哪种心情回家，她都在那里——用毫无保留的欢欣，或沉默温暖的陪伴，将我的一切情绪妥帖安放。她用短短一生，教会我何为纯粹的爱与守护。

四、且行且珍惜

你呢？在这月到中秋分外明的时刻，心头是否也浮现出某个人、某段未说的话、某件未完成的事？

生活或许有奔波，有忙碌，有解不完的难题，可总有一些东西，值得我们停下来好好珍惜。我母亲最爱看云卷云舒，父亲独爱绿意盎然的草地。你看，让我们心头一软的，从来不是宏大的叙事，而是这些具体而微小的存在。

“古人今人若流水，共看明月皆如此。”千年如水逝去，我们与古人看到的，是同一轮明月，所经历的，也无非是悲欢离合。即便有时感到一无所有，我们至少还有自己，拥有感知这月华如水的能力。

那么，便不再多言。只愿我们，都能在这奔流不息的时光里，学会温柔地对待每一个当下，但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。往后的日子，我们一起淡定从容地生活！

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For years, AI has lived on flat ground — processing text, classifying images, and predicting numbers. But the world isn’t flat. The real test of intelligence is moving through a messy, unpredictable, 3D physical world.

This is the next frontier: spatial intelligence. And it’s not just a technical race — it’s a test of vision, strategy, and execution.

1. The Two Strategic Paths to the 3D Future

When it comes to building AI for 3D environments, two strategies are emerging:

1. Marble — Persistent, High-Fidelity Worlds
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs is behind Marble, a system that generates vivid, stable 3D spaces from text or images. Think gaming, metaverse design, or architecture — anywhere quality and persistence matter more than real-time change.

2. Genie — Real-Time, Physics-Driven Worlds
DeepMind’s Genie focuses on dynamic interaction and physical simulation. It generates environments that follow physics rules — ideal for robotics training, disaster response drills, and scientific simulation.

These aren’t rivals. They’re two sides of the same coin: one optimizes for creativity and permanence, the other for interaction and adaptability. Both point to the same core challenge: teaching AI not just to generate 3D content, but to understand 3D space.

2. World Labs’ “Large World Model” — Cracking the Code of Spatial Intelligence

Dr. Fei-Fei Li and the World Labs team are betting on the latter with their Large World Model (LWM). Their thesis is simple, yet profound: If AI is to become truly intelligent, it must master space before language.

Biologically, animals mastered spatial awareness (recognizing paths, finding food) hundreds of millions of years before humans developed complex language. Spatial intelligence is the “source code” for general intelligence.

World Labs’ bold move is an attempt to give AI three key abilities:

1. From 2D to 3D: Reconstruct objects and spaces from flat images using geometry and reasoning.
2. Generation + Reconstruction: Not just dream up virtual spaces but also digitize real ones with physical rules intact.
3. Scarce Data, Rich Reasoning: Shift from brute-force data collection to efficient spatial reasoning, overcoming the lack of labelled 3D training data.

3. The Fei-Fei Li Playbook: From ImageNet to World Labs

For every Founder and Investor, the trajectory from ImageNet (2009) to World Labs (2024) reveals Fei-Fei Li’s methodology:

• Start from first principles: In 2009, ImageNet was dismissed as impossible. Her insight? If recognition requires data, build the dataset first.
• “Do it, then prove it.”: She didn’t wait for consensus. Fei-Fei Li created the dataset first (ImageNet) by mobilizing 48,000 people to label 15 million images, betting that value creation beats theory.
• Stay on the core logic: Just as ImageNet unlocked vision, World Labs is betting spatial intelligence will unlock robotics, AR, and embodied AI.

The entrepreneurial takeaway: when the logic holds and value is real, act before it’s obvious.

4. Ancient Wisdom for Modern Tech Cycles

The strategic risk of this shift is immense. The philosophy to navigate it comes from the ancient text, the I Ching (Book of Changes), specifically the Kan Gua (坎卦), representing Peril/The Abyss:

• “Xi Kan” (习坎) Challenges are normal: Treat challenge as the normal state of exploration. Innovation isn’t a smooth road; it’s a series of checkpoints.
  
• “You Fu” (有孚) Hold your conviction: Maintain inner conviction and sincerity. In a capital market driven by hype, sincerity to the core problem is the source of resilience.
  
• “Xing You Shang” (行有尚) Keep moving – like water, flow around barriers instead of forcing through them. World Labs embodies this: when 3D data proved scarce, they didn’t quit. They pivoted to reasoning-driven models—same goal, different path.

5. Why This Matters

For investors and executives, the message is clear:

• Spatial intelligence is the missing link between today’s “flat” AI and tomorrow’s embodied, useful agents.
• This is infrastructure, not hype — the foundation for robotics, industrial automation, metaverse, disaster response, and beyond.
• The winners will combine deep tech with resilience — the courage to commit before the market consensus, and the adaptability to change tactics without losing direction.

AGI won’t arrive with another chatbot. It will arrive the moment AI can move through the world as confidently as it can talk about it.

And that journey, like all great ventures, requires both cutting-edge science and the ancient wisdom of how to cross numerous challenges.

当AI从处理文本和图像的“平面智能”，迈向理解与交互三维物理世界的“空间智能”，一场定义未来科技格局的竞赛已悄然开启。这不仅是算法的迭代，更是视野、战略与执行力的终极考验。

一、生成与交互，3D世界的两种战略定位

当前在AI生成3D世界的探索中呈现出两类典型技术方向，其差异本质是对 “3D 世界需求” 的不同响应，反映了行业对空间智能的初步探索逻辑。

路径一：Marble——高质量持久化世界的构建者

以World Labs旗下的Marble为代表的路径，核心竞争力在于“高保真与持久化”。用户通过图像或文本输入，可生成具备清晰几何结构、多元风格且能长期稳定存在的虚拟空间。该路径深度契合游戏开发（快速构建开放世界）、建筑设计与元宇宙内容创作等商业领域，这些场景对视觉精度和场景稳定性的需求，优先于实时交互效率。

路径二：Genie——动态交互环境的模拟引擎

Google DeepMind的Genie则代表了另一条路径：“实时交互与物理模拟”。作为世界模型，它专注于生成可根据指令实时修改、遵循物理规则的动态环境。其核心应用场景在于机器人智能体的训练（模拟现实物理规则以降低实体测试成本）、防灾应急演练模拟（复现地震废墟、火灾蔓延等动态场景）等，为科研与功能性训练提供了一个低成本、高效率的沙盒环境。

两类路径并非竞争关系，而是 “需求匹配” 的体现：若需落地商业创意，Marble 的 “高质量持久世界” 更高效；若需支撑 AI 科研或功能性训练，Genie 的 “实时动态交互” 更关键 —— 但它们共同指向一个核心问题：AI 的核心价值不仅是 “生成 3D 内容”，更在于 “理解 3D 空间逻辑”，这也是 World Labs 探索的核心方向。

二、World Labs 的 “大世界模型（LWM）”：让 AI 真正理解 3D 世界

2024 年 2 月，李飞飞团队带着 World Labs 敲开了空间智能的大门 —— 他们要做的 “大世界模型（LWM）”，核心目标是让 AI 像人类一样理解 3D 空间逻辑，实现 “感知、生成、交互” 三位一体的空间智能。这一决策并非偶然，而是基于对 AI 进化本质的深刻判断。

1. 进化视角：空间智能是生物智能的 “本源起点”

生物变聪明的起点，从来不是 “会说话”，而是 “能认路”。

从 5.4 亿年前三叶虫靠视觉躲天敌、找食物，到人类凭空间记忆记住家里钥匙的位置 —— 空间感知是生物与世界打交道的 “基本功”，而人类语言的进化不足 100 万年。李飞飞的核心逻辑是：AI 若要模拟 “真实智能”，需优先攻克 “空间理解” 这一生物智能的本源领域，不然连 “听到‘拿水杯’，就知道杯子在哪、该怎么抓” 都做不到，谈何 “通用智能”？

2. 破解现实痛点：弥合“维度断层”

当前AI存在“维度断层”：大语言模型处理1D文本，视觉模型生成2D图像，但真实世界是3D且动态的。缺乏空间智能的AI，无法让机器人自主导航于复杂环境，也难以构建真正可交互的沉浸式体验。空间智能是AGI从“数字助手”变为“物理世界行动者”的关键桥梁。

3. 技术破局点：三大核心能力构建壁垒

World Labs的“大世界模型”旨在解决三大核心难题：

• 从2D逆推3D： 通过多视角融合与几何推理，从二维图像中还原物体的三维结构与空间关系。
• 生成与重建并重： 不仅生成虚拟场景，也能对真实环境进行三维数字化重建，并内置物理规则（如重力、碰撞），避免 “物体悬浮”“穿模” 等问题，确保真实性；
• 突破 3D 数据稀缺：语言数据可从互联网获取，但 “3D 交互数据”（如抓取不同形状物体的力度）藏于人类认知，LWM 通过 “空间推理 + 少量标注数据”，让 AI 从 “依赖海量数据” 转向 “高效逻辑推演”，降低数据成本。

4. 应用前景：从科研到产业的 “底层引擎”

空间智能的应用远不止于娱乐，它将作为底层引擎驱动创新：

• 工业机器人： 实现复杂环境下的精准抓取与自主导航；
• 元宇宙与游戏：构建 “可交互持久世界”，用户可自主移动家具、改变场景布局；
• 防灾与教育：模拟地震、火灾的 3D 动态场景，用于消防员训练；搭建 “原子结构 3D 实验室”，让学生直观理解微观空间。

三、从 ImageNet 到 World Labs：李飞飞的创业方法论启示

对创业者与投资人而言，World Labs 的价值不仅是技术方向，更是李飞飞 “从 0 到 1” 的实践方法论 —— 这种方法论，早在 16 年前打造 ImageNet 时就已成型。

2009 年，当 “让机器识别万物” 还被视为天方夜谭时，李飞飞的逻辑很简单：“算法识别万物的秘诀，在于无所不包的训练集”。她组织全球 4.8 万名贡献者，从 10 亿张图片中筛选 1500 万张，手工标注 2.2 万个类别 —— 这个过程中，她面临 “几乎所有人反对”“找不到队友”“无法反驳批评合理性” 的困境，但她的坚持逻辑是：“只要底层逻辑成立、能创造价值，就先做再说”。

最终，ImageNet 为杰弗里・辛顿团队的卷积神经网络突破提供了关键支撑，成为计算机视觉产业爆发的重要推动因素。如今，这种逻辑延续到 World Labs：“回到智能本源”，攻坚空间智能 —— 不是追逐热点，而是解决 “AI 无法落地物理世界” 的根本问题。

给创业者和投资者的启示：

• 从 “可能性” 入手：先相信 “空间智能” 是未来，即使路径不明朗；
• “做了再说” 的勇气：在方向大致正确时，用最小化可行产品（MVP）快速验证，而非等待完美方案；
• 坚守 “底层逻辑”：只要坚信所创造的价值是真实的，就要有穿越坎险的韧性。

四、坎卦的智慧：科技创业中的“险中求进”

创业从不缺挑战 ——3D 算法攻坚、数据稀缺、市场教育成本高，困境是常态。《易经》坎卦卦辞 “习坎，有孚维心，亨，行有尚”，为应对挑战提供了哲学启发。

• “习坎”：将挑战视为探索过程的常态，将其视为成长中的 “闯关”，每一次挑战都在增益心理韧性与应对能力；
• “有孚”：即在动荡中不忘初心，坚守内心的信念与诚信 —— 这是定力的源泉。李飞飞从 ImageNet 到 World Labs，始终坚守 “让 AI 理解世界” 的核心目标，未因短期技术热点而偏离，这种对 “长期价值” 的忠诚，是穿越技术周期的关键；
• “行有尚”：最终，行动才是破局的关键。要像水一样，遇阻则迂回，但始终保持流动不息。当 3D 数据获取困难时，World Labs 转向 “空间推理 + 少量数据”，而非硬拼数据规模 —— 这种源于《易经》的 “守本心而变方法” 的哲学智慧，正是穿越技术与市场周期的精神内核。

结语：空间智能，AGI 从 “理论构想” 走向 “产业落地” 的关键环节

回望历史，李飞飞与 ImageNet 的成功，核心并非技术的必然胜利，而是 “本源思维”（洞见数据是智能的基石）与 “先做再说” 的勇气的胜利。今天，Marble 与 World Labs 正以同样的逻辑，聚焦 “空间智能” 这一 AI 理解并进入物理世界的基石。

投资与创业的真正分水岭，在于能否完成从 “知” 到 “行” 的惊险一跃 —— 将 “空间智能是未来” 的共识性判断，转化为策略、资源与时间上的坚定配置。当 AI 真正打通这一关键环节，能真正 “理解 3D 空间” 时，它将从 “辅助工具” 蜕变为 “行动伙伴”—— 而这一天的到来，始于当下对空间智能的坚守与探索。

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Have You Ever Bought Einstein’s Brain?

Have you ever considered the invisible, yet profoundly profitable, products in the market? Not the hardware or the software, but the emotion itself.

In 2023, China’s Taobao platform saw a peculiar bestseller: “Einstein’s Brain.” For less than a dollar, customers purchased a non-existent product, receiving a whimsical, randomized text message from the seller. This wasn’t a transaction of goods, but of curiosity, humour, and social currency.

This is the real lesson: in the AI era, emotional value drives differentiation and monetization.

The “Einstein’s Brain” phenomenon is more than a cultural quirk; it is a leading indicator. It underscores a critical strategic shift as AI advances: the commoditization of functionality. As AI models become increasingly ubiquitous, the competitive advantage of a purely functional product — one that works — rapidly erodes. The new battleground is not in utility, but in cultivating what is scarce: a genuine emotional connection with the user.

Case Study: Bubble Pal, The World’s First Mass-Market AI Toy Accessory

China’s Haivivi has launched the world’s first mass-market AI toy accessory, Bubble Pal — a safe, soft bubble device that transforms any plush toy into an interactive companion for children.

Although its functional specs are solid — multilingual chat, knowledge Q&A, and certified safety standards — its market success comes from addressing a deeper need. It sold over 250,000 units, generating roughly $14 million in revenue in under a year, because it solves for loneliness and impatience. By providing a patient and intelligent emotional companion, it helps children manage their emotions. This isn’t just a tool; it’s a relationship.

In the AI era, building a product with good quality and a fair price is simply table stakes. If your value proposition is purely functional, your customers will treat it as a commodity, spending as little as possible to acquire it and as little time as possible using it. This leads to a race to the bottom on price and a relentless cycle of churn.

Conversely, if you embed emotional value — creating what we call product stickiness — you fundamentally change the value equation. You create a long-term relationship with the customer, not just a one-time transaction. This elevates your brand beyond simple utility, fostering a loyalty that is far less sensitive to price fluctuations and competition. Look no further than the average person spending five hours a day on their smartphone. The device ceased being a tool years ago; it is now a central hub of our social and emotional lives.

AI Value-Creation Sessions

To help you navigate this strategic imperative, Mans International is launching the “AI Value-Creation” session series. This exclusive, invitation-only event is designed for a select group of tech founders, investors, and senior executives. 

Our recent session explored how AI can unlock emotional value in products and drive sustainable growth.

Key takeaways included:

• The Mindset Shift: Reframing business models from functional utilities to emotional platforms.
• Monetization Levers: Pinpointing the specific opportunities unlocked by emotional value.
• The Blueprint for Construction: Step-by-step strategies to embed emotional value into products at the core development stage.

Attendees left with actionable insights and a clear framework to accelerate AI-driven value creation in their businesses. 

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In the age of AI, there’s a new currency for success, and it’s not just about what you know. It’s about how fast you can turn that knowledge into action. This is the “Knowledge-to-Action Loop,” and AI is the bridge that makes it happen instantly. This principle is not new — it echoes the ancient Chinese wisdom of 知行合一 (zhī xíng hé yī), the unity of knowledge and action.

1. Vibe Coding: From Idea to Prototype in Minutes

Every experienced professional knows the pain: you want a small tool or workflow fix, but the request disappears into the IT backlog. By the time it comes out, it’s either irrelevant or unrecognizable.

That’s the old world: knowledge (the idea) separated from action (the result).

The concept of Vibe Coding is the ultimate micro-example of the Knowledge-to-Action loop in practice.

It’s not about writing code; it’s about sketching with it. You toss out an idea, and an AI tool generates a first-draft prototype. Want changes? It adapts instantly.

The process is a continuous, rapid-fire cycle of Idea → Feedback → Iteration → Usable result.

• Traditional coding: write the “sheet music” (logic) for days, play it for weeks, restart if a note is wrong.
• Vibe coding: pick up the “guitar” (AI tools) and jam — mistakes fixed on the fly, usable output in minutes.

This is knowing and doing converging in real time.

2. MBZUAI: The Institutional Blueprint for “Knowing-Doing”

While Vibe Coding is personal, some institutions are building this philosophy into their DNA. The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a prime example. Founded in Abu Dhabi in 2019, it is the world’s first university dedicated entirely to AI — not to produce theorists, but leaders solving real-world problems.

Their president, Eric Xing, is the living embodiment of this principle. His career isn’t siloed; it’s a seamless loop:

• Academic “Knowing”: A dual Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Computer Science and CMU professor, mastering the theoretical underpinnings of AI.
• Industry “Doing”: He co-founded Petuum, a company that scaled distributed machine learning from the lab to the enterprise, earning a $93M Series B from SoftBank. Then, he launched GenBio AI to use AI to build “digital organisms” that can simulate DNA and proteins, turning his academic knowledge into a tool for biotech and pharma.

Research is the “knowing,” and entrepreneurship is the “doing.” He treats AI not as abstract equations, but as a converter that turns theory into solutions.

A Local Problem, A Real Fix

A perfect example is MBZUAI’s work on deepfake detection for the Middle East. They saw a unique, local problem — the widespread use of “Arabish” (a mix of Arabic and English) in daily conversation.

MBZUAI spotted this blind spot for deepfake detection systems:

• Knowing: Human detection accuracy was just 60%; existing AI accuracy dropped by 35% in mixed-language cases.
• Doing: Built ArEnAV, a 765-hour bilingual audio-visual dataset. This became the global benchmark for bilingual deepfake detection.
• Value: Media outlets and fact-checkers can now reliably flag fakes in Arabic-English content.

Their paper title says it all: “Tell Me Habibi, Is It Real or Fake?” It’s not about the tech; it’s about solving a local, human problem.

3. Young Founders: Age No Longer a Barrier

The traditional model of entrepreneurship required years of experience, a robust network, and substantial funding. AI has levelled the playing field, introducing a new form of leverage beyond human resources and capital. Today, the core competitive advantage is no longer what you have, but how fast you can execute.

Look at the young founders breaking through:

• Brenden Foody: Launched Mercor, an AI-powered recruitment platform, at just 19. AI handled the candidate matching and resume analysis, allowing him to build a prototype and secure major funding by age 22.
• Adam Guild: Started young, spotted restaurant owners’ pain — no digital capability. With AI, he built tools to automate marketing and operations, scaling Owner.com to unicorn status by 25.

The common thread? Not just youth, but the ability to turn ideas into working products fast with AI.

4. The Future Belongs to Creators of “Knowledge-Action Unity”

As Auguste Rodin famously said, “The world is not lacking in beauty, but in discovering eyes.” In the AI era, the same holds for technology: the world isn’t lacking in tools, but in people who can wield them to solve problems.

AI itself is merely a tool. Its true value isn’t inherent in the technology, but in the skill of the user to leverage it. Consider the vast potential of AI tools like ChatGPT: while some may use it for casual purposes like fortune-telling, true innovators will harness it for coding, building systems, and creating products.

The fundamental survival logic in the AI age is this: those who can rapidly translate “knowing” into “doing” with AI will remain competitive. Your degree of “knowledge-action unity” will ultimately dictate your standing and impact in this new landscape.

先抛结论：AI 时代的竞争，本质是 “知行合一” 的竞争 —— 而 AI，正是打通 “知道” 与 “做到” 的关键桥梁。过去我们被 “想法到落地” 的鸿沟卡住，现在 AI 把这条沟填成了平路。

一、Vibe Coding：从 “空想” 到 “落地” 的即时闭环

老职场人都懂一个痛点：想做个小工具、改个功能，把需求发给 IT 部门，大概率就掉进了 “流程黑洞”—— 等排期、等资源、等反馈，最后要么不了了之，要么出来的东西早已偏离初衷。这就是典型的 “知”（想法）与 “行”（落地）脱节。

AI 彻底改写了这个逻辑，Vibe Coding（氛围式编程） 就是最好的例子。它的核心不是 “写代码”，而是 “像画草图一样玩代码”：你抛出想法，AI 先出第一版原型；你需要调整，AI 秒改；你再提要求，AI 继续调整 —— 整个过程没有等待，只有 “想法→反馈→迭代” 的即时循环，直到拿到你想要的结果。

这正是 “知行合一” 的微观落地：

• 传统编码：先花 3 天写 “乐谱”（代码逻辑），再花 1 周 “演奏”（调试运行），错一个音符就得重来；
• Vibe Coding：直接拿起 “吉他”（AI 工具）即兴弹，弹错了立刻调整，5 分钟就能出一段 “能听的旋律”（可用的原型）。

知与行，在一次次对话中完成闭环。AI 在这里的角色，是 “即时执行者”：它把你脑子里的 “知”，瞬间转化为可触摸的 “行”，再通过你的反馈快速优化，让 “想” 和 “做” 变成同一件事。

这种“知行合一”的实践，正在全球最前沿的AI组织和教育机构中成为现实。

二、MBZUAI：机构级 “知行合一” 的范本

如果说 Vibe Coding 是个人层面的 “知行闭环”，那穆罕默德・本・扎耶德人工智能大学（MBZUAI） 就是机构级的标杆 ——2019年成立于阿布扎比，是全球首所专注于AI的大学。它的使命不是培养“理论家”，而是打造能解决真实世界问题的AI领袖。

而它的掌舵人，正是“知行合一”的典范。

（一）、校长邢波：从 “双博士” 到 “双创业者” 的知行典范

MBZUAI 校长邢波（Eric Xing），本身就是 “知行合一” 的活教材。他的履历里没有 “割裂感”：

• 学术端（知）：清华物理系本科，分子生物学 + 计算机双博士，卡内基梅隆大学CMU 正教授 —— 吃透了 AI 的底层逻辑，还懂生物、医疗的真实需求；
• 产业端（行）：2016 年创 Petuum，把 “大规模分布式机器学习框架” 从实验室推到产业，软银领投 9300 万美元 B 轮，成了 世界经济论坛 (WEF) 认证的 “技术先锋”；2024 年再创 GenBio AI，用 AI 构建 “数字生命体（AIDO）”，直接模拟 DNA、蛋白质功能 —— 把学术知识，变成能解决医疗、制药痛点的工具。

刑波校长的逻辑很清晰：AI 不是论文里的公式，而是要落地的解决方案。学术研究是 “知”，创业是 “行”，AI 就是中间的转换器。在知与行之间不断往返，每一次循环都不断放大价值。

（二）、 阿英深度伪造检测：解决 “别人看不见的痛点”

MBZUAI 不仅在学术与产业结合上树立标杆，也直面真实世界的复杂问题。例如，中东地区广泛存在阿拉伯语与英语混用的现象（如“Habibi, come to Dubai”），一句阿拉伯语+英语的混合表达，自然流畅。但对大多数深伪（deepfake）检测系统来说，这是“无法识别的噪音”。

MBZUAI 演示了从 “知”（发现痛点）到 “行”（用 AI 解决）的完整落地：

• 第一步（知）：团队发现 “多语言伪造检测是空白”，且人类识别准确率仅 60%，现有系统准确率只有 35%；
• 第二步（行）：联合蒙纳士大学建了ArEnAV 数据集— 765 小时真实 “阿英混说” 语音视频，覆盖方言切换、语言跳转，成了全球最大的双语伪造检测基准；
• 第三步（价值）：这份数据集直接给媒体、事实核查机构用，补上了中东 “反虚假信息” 的短板。

他们的论文标题很有意思：《Tell Me Habibi, Is It Real or Fake?》（亲爱的，这是真的还是假的？）—— 没有空谈技术，而是直击当地人的真实焦虑。这就是 AI 时代的 “知行合一”。

三、AI 平权：年龄不是问题，“知行闭环速度” 才是

过去想创业，得攒经验、攒资源、攒团队 —— 年轻人的想法再棒，也会被 “没资源落地” 卡住。但 AI 彻底撕了 “年龄门槛” 这张纸：现在的核心竞争力，不是 “你有多少经验”，而是“能否有效使用AI”。

我们看到越来越多年轻创始人脱颖而出：

• Brenden Foody（19 岁创业）：想做 “AI 驱动的招聘筛选工具”，不用自己搭复杂算法 ——AI 帮他搞定候选人匹配、简历分析，快速做出 Mercor 的原型。22岁领导公司完成重大融资。
• Adam Guild（最早13岁开始创业）：20岁左右瞄准独立餐厅的痛点 —— 没能力做数字化运营。他用 AI 搭了Owner.com，并在25岁时将其发展为估值超过10亿美元的独角兽企业。

他们的共同点是什么？不仅是 “年轻”，还都能 “用 AI 把想法快速变成产品”。

四、未来属于“知行合一”的创造者

雕塑家罗丹说，“世界上并不缺少美，而是缺少发现美的眼睛。” 在AI时代，世界上并不缺少技术，而是缺少利用技术解决问题的人。

AI是工具，工具本身不产生价值，但善于使用工具的人可以。

就像 DeepSeek，很多人用它算命看星座，但真正的创造者，会用它写代码、建系统、做产品。

所以 AI 时代的生存逻辑就是：谁能把 “知道” 通过 AI 快速变成 “做到”，谁就能留在牌桌上。知行合一的程度，就是你在 AI 时代的生存高度。

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一、AIvilization 的核心： “涌现社会”

最近，我深度体验了香港科技大学（HKUST）在 2025 年 8 月 19 日刚发布的一个新项目，叫 “AIvilization”。

光看名字就能猜个大概 —— 它是 “AI（人工智能）” 和 “Civilization（文明）” 拼起来的，中文可以叫 “AI 文明”。据说是目前全球最大的 “AI 多智能体社会模拟沙盒”，听着有点绕？其实你可以把它理解成一个 “10 万 AI 的大型在线生存游戏”—— 但它真正厉害的，并不仅仅是AI 数量多，而是藏在背后的 “涌现社会” 逻辑。

之前 Meta、谷歌也做过 AI 模拟，但大多是让 AI 完成指定任务，比如 “合作搬东西”或“回答问题”等等；而 AIvilization 的 10 万 AI 不一样，它们装了香港科大自己研发的 “动态因果交互算法”。开发者没有提前写好 “谁该管事儿”“怎么交易” 这些规则，AI 只知道最基础的两件事：“得找资源活下去”和“跟别的 AI 打交道时，选合作还是竞争”。但就靠这点简单逻辑，它们在互动中居然自己 “搭” 出了复杂的社会结构 —— 有的专门负责干活（分工），有的拿东西换东西（交易），甚至还形成了小圈子（社群）。

这种现象叫 “涌现”，其实在自然界很常见：比如一只蚂蚁只会闻着气味搬食物，可成群蚂蚁凑在一起，不用谁指挥，就能造出分岔特别精密的蚁穴。AIvilization 里的 AI 也是这样，没有程序员鱼线编好的 “剧本”，完全是 AI 靠简单互动，自己 “长” 出来的秩序。

二、镜像世界预演

正如凯文・凯利（Kevin Kelly,《连线》创始主编）对未来 25 年的预判，这场实验更像一次 “镜像世界预演”。

他指出，AI 是 “镜像世界的无形基础设施”：到 2049 年，智能眼镜将取代手机，数十亿人会时刻穿梭于 “现实物理层 + 虚拟数字层” 的叠加态。

而 AIvilization 的价值，正在于提前叩问镜像世界的核心命题：当身份可虚拟、场景可模拟、眼见不再为实，作为社会协作基石的 “信任”，该如何建立？

三、我在沙盒中的数字分身

我在AIvilization沙盒里复刻了一个完整的 “数字分身”：不仅匹配成长背景、价值观，还导入了我的 MBTI 测试数据，甚至包括我对 “失败的容忍阈值”。

她首先扎进果园。

我问她： “摘苹果除了果腹还能做什么”，

她答： “分给附近没找到食物的智能体，交朋友”；

我进一步提议： “做点更挣钱的事”，

她却坚持： “先把果园照料好 —— 悉心付出的过程，本身就是让其他智能体信任我的方式”。

四、数字时代的信任构建

在算力驱动、效率至上的沙盒里，“她” 的选择像一记警钟。现实中，很多人连 3 分钟的视频都很难耐心地看完，急功近利、趋易避难成了商业决策与个人选择的常态。

但数字世界的底层逻辑，恰恰是信任 —— 国与国之间的协作、民众与政府的共识、消费者与企业的联结，甚至 “事物真伪的验证方式”，都需要重新构建。

AIvilization 的 “果园逻辑” 恰恰揭示：数字世界的底层规则与物理世界不同 —— 信任不是靠顶层协议强制约束，也不是靠短期利益快速换取，而是像照料果树一样，在持续输出价值（如稳定提供苹果）、传递正向互动（如主动分享）中自然生长。这与 “涌现社会” 的逻辑完全契合：复杂的信任体系从不是设计者规划的结果，而是无数个体在互动中积累正向反馈的 “涌现产物”。

五、数字人生报告

实验结束后，每位参与者会收到一份 “数字人生报告”：不仅涵盖分身的财富、工作成就、生活满意度、技能增长、社会关系五大维度数据，还会拆解其与其他 AI 智能体的交互模式 —— 比如 “我的分身” 在社群中是 “资源提供者” 还是 “协作发起者”，其信任度在不同社群中的评分差异等。

我格外期待这份报告，想看看这个 “复刻版的我”，在无现实规则束缚的 “涌现社会” 里，能参与构建出怎样的微小信任网络。

六、邀你共探社会范式转移

本质上，AIvilization 的实验不是 “AI 玩游戏”，而是一次社会范式转移的预演：我们即将迎来的不只是 “虚实叠加” 的下一代互联网，更是 “人机共生、规则自演化” 的新型社会结构。

技术能快速迭代算力、优化算法，但文明走向未来的关键，或许藏在 “果园逻辑” 里 —— 如何守护人性中的耐心、协作与信任，让这些 “非技术属性” 成为数字社会的底层支撑。

亲身参与沙盒的朋友，欢迎 “萃有集” 微信公众号，我们一起共同挖掘这场实验背后的未来信号。

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When AI Societies Write Their Own Rules

On August 19, 2025, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) launched AIvilization — the world’s largest AI multi-agent social simulation. Think of it as 100,000 AI agents dropped into a digital world with no laws, no governments, and no economy. Just basic instincts: acquire resources, decide whether to cooperate or compete, and adapt to changing conditions.

Unlike earlier AI simulations by Meta or Google, AIvilization uses HKUST’s dynamic causal interaction algorithm. This means rules aren’t designed top-down — they emerge from the bottom up.

A Rehearsal for the Mirror World

This experiment is a dress rehearsal for the future that Wired’s Kevin Kelly has long envisioned: the “Mirror World.” He describes AI as the “invisible infrastructure” for a new reality where, by 2049, smart glasses will have replaced our phones, plunging billions of us into a constant blend of the physical and digital worlds.

This is precisely where AIvilization proves its worth. It forces us to grapple with the fundamental question of the coming age: In a world where identity can be forged, reality can be simulated, and seeing is no longer believing, how do we establish trust — the very cornerstone of social collaboration?

My Digital Twin in the Sandbox

I created a complete “digital twin” in the sandbox, programming it with my background, values, MBTI profile, and even my specific threshold for failure. Her first action was to begin working in an orchard.

When I asked about the purpose of picking apples beyond simple sustenance, she responded, “To distribute them to nearby agents who lack food and to build alliances.”

I then proposed a more profitable venture, but she held her ground. “My priority is to care for this orchard,” she stated. “The very process of contributing with consistent care is how I earn the trust of others.”

Cultivating Trust in a Digital World

In a world driven by computing power and efficiency, her choices stand as a stark warning. Many people struggle to watch a three-minute video, and a focus on quick wins and easy solutions has become the norm for both business and personal decisions. Yet, the foundational logic of the digital world is trust. Collaboration between nations, consensus between the public and government, connections between consumers and businesses, and even how we verify truth, all require a new framework.

AIvilization’s “orchard logic” reveals a fundamental difference between the digital and physical worlds: trust isn’t a top-down mandate or something you can quickly earn with short-term gains. Instead, it grows organically, much like tending to fruit trees. It’s cultivated by consistently providing value (like offering a steady supply of apples) and fostering positive interactions (like proactively sharing). This aligns perfectly with the concept of an emergent society, where a complex system of trust isn’t the result of a single designer’s plan. It’s an emergent product of countless individuals building positive feedback through their interactions.

My Digital Twin’s Emergent Trust Network

After the experiment, participants will receive a “Digital Life Report.” This report will cover not only five key metrics for their digital twin — wealth, career achievements, life satisfaction, skill growth, and social relationships — but also provide insights into their overall well-being. It will also break down their twins’ interaction patterns with other AI agents. For example, it will show whether “my twin” was a “resource provider” or a “collaboration initiator” within a community and how their trust rating varied across different groups.

I am particularly excited about this report. I want to explore the potential of a small-scale trust network that this “replicated me” can help build in an emergent society, free from the constraints of real-world rules.

Beyond AI Gaming: A Rehearsal for a New Society

At its core, the AIvilization experiment isn’t just “AI playing games” — it’s a rehearsal for a paradigm shift. The future we are moving toward isn’t simply the next generation of the internet with virtual and real worlds layered on top of each other. It’s a new societal structure where humans and machines coexist and rules evolve on their own.

While technology can rapidly iterate on computing power and optimize algorithms, the key to civilization’s future might be hidden in the “orchard logic.” It’s about preserving human qualities like patience, collaboration, and trust, and letting these “non-technical attributes” serve as the foundational support for a digital society.

If you’d like to participate in this experiment, please send a private message to receive an invitation code. Let’s explore the future signals behind this experiment together.

我们身处一个创新不息的世界 ——AI 突破、量子计算，日新月异。我们的父母、祖父母、叔伯姨婶 —— 他们中的许多人亲历了人类历史上技术变革最剧烈的一个世纪。然而，最新的科技浪潮 —— 人工智能，对他们而言却常常遥不可及。

我坚信，我们最强大的科技能力并不仅仅是打造下一个独角兽企业，还是将强大的工具简化，让我们所爱的人也能使用。因此，我编写了这份AI使用指南，帮助 70 岁以上的长辈在手机上启用 AI 助手 —— 这个小帮手能让日常生活更轻松、更便捷，也更添乐趣。

若您认识可能从中受益的人，请将这份指南分享给他们。我们一起拥抱科技，让生活变得更加美好🌷

您的新 AI 助手：手机里的贴心帮手

亲爱的 70 岁以上的大宝贝们！您见证了一生的变迁 —— 如今，手机里又多了一位新帮手：AI 助手。

不妨把它想象成一位耐心友善的邻居，随时准备解答您的疑问、提供灵感，或陪您学习新事物。

别担心哦，不管您用的是啥牌子的手机，只要会点开微信，就能学会！来，跟着我一步步做，特别简单。

首先，咱们打开微信，看到最上面那个像小放大镜的按钮了吗？对啦，就是它，轻轻点一下。

点完之后会跳出一个长方形的小框框，点一下这个框框，看到里面有个小话筒了吗？长按它，咱们对着手机说两个字 ——‘元宝’，说完松开手就行啦，是不是很方便？

好啦，说完之后呀，手机会跳出一长串列表，咱们从上往下看找到”腾讯元宝”小程序，看到了吗？点一下它，咱们就来到腾讯自带的人工智能聊天界面啦，是不是很神奇？

第二步：开启您和AI的第一次对话

打开聊天界面后，底部会出现一个文本框 —— 就像给朋友发消息一样简单。

试试用元宝找菜谱，您可以这样问：

“已经立秋了，空气比较干燥，想做点润喉的菜。能给我 5 个顶级营养师推荐的菜谱吗？要带详细步骤的。”

几秒钟后，您就会收到贴心建议 —— 仿佛同时拥有了厨师、营养师和暖心朋友的陪伴。

第三步：用AI查询健康养生问题

您也可以用 AI 询问和健康养生相关的内容。比如：

“我是一位 80 岁的大叔，膝盖疼。能推荐一些来自权威医疗来源，比如三甲医院的安全居家锻炼方法吗？”

AI 会找到贴合您情况的、简单易懂的建议。

重要提示：AI 能提供不错的思路，但不能替代医生。采纳任何健康建议前，一定要咨询您的医护人员。

您的下一步行动

读到这里的您，不妨今天花 5 分钟，自己试一下，然后把这份指南分享给一位 70 岁以上的大宝 —— 父母、邻居或老友。陪他们一起设置好这个AI小助手。

这不仅仅是教他们使用一项技术 —— 更是给他们一份保持好奇、维系与时代的连接、收获快乐的工具。因为我们能分享的最珍贵礼物，不仅是知识，更是运用知识的信心。让我们一起拥抱科技，让生活更加美好🌷

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