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🤠 Speaker On WAGI Offline Party

Yo! I’m just a young tech enthusiast who spends every day jumping between homework and code — and I somehow snuck into the Chengdu AI Conference as a guest speaker, sharing the stage with a bunch of tech pros. Looking down from that stage at all the adults looking up at me… I still crack up thinking about it (okay, also kinda nervous 😓 lol).

Here’s the backstory: The conference theme was “OpenClaw” — not the actual crayfish, but the fire AI tool that’s been blowing up lately. I was just casually experimenting at home when the organizers hit me up and invited me to speak as the youngest presenter. Age smallest, boldest energy.

Chengdu AI Conference

Before going on stage, I was legit worried: Would the pros think I was too young? Would I forget my lines? But the second I stepped up and saw everyone staring, I just settled in — cause in AI, it's never about age, only about whether you dare to play.

My topic was simple: Using OpenClaw to build stuff, specifically letting it help me build memory banks, auto-create folders, and sort things smartly.

Before going on stage, I was legit worried: Would the pros think I was too young? Would I forget my lines? But the second I stepped up and saw everyone staring, I just settled in — cause in AI, it’s never about age, only about whether you dare to play.

My topic was simple: Using OpenClaw to build stuff, specifically letting it help me build memory banks, auto-create folders, and sort things smartly. No complicated jargon — just: problem → throw it to OpenClaw → solve it.

I also dropped a little teaser: I’m planning to build a system using Transformer architecture to dodge the “hallucination” problem in regular RAG — cause AI making stuff up ain’t it, we need a reliable assistant.

Best part? The host dropped: “If you feel like a young kid just blew past you — that’s today’s best win.” The whole crowd went 🤯, I was holding back my laugh so hard, internal vibes: hhhh, being young means you can just go wild!

I don’t think I’m all that (maybe lol 😛) — I just like experimenting and not afraid to fail. Setting up OpenClaw hit me with errors, crashes, dependency hell — same stuff all the uncles and aunts deal with. But the perk of being young: no fear of falling, just get back up and keep grinding.

My biggest takeaway from Chengdu AI Conference? AI isn’t just for grown-ups or pro coders. Young? Old? As long as you have an idea, you can make it happen!

Tons of people came up to chat — some asking about tech, some saying I was brave, even saying I inspired them — honestly, I’m the one who got inspired. Turns out you can earn everyone’s respect with skills, not age.

Real talk: Don’t let “AI,” “tech,” or “architecture” scare you, and don’t let age limit you. I can code with OpenClaw and speak at a conference — so can you.

Next AI conference? I’ll probably show up with something even cooler. Vibe Coding is all about always having new stuff to play with and people to vibe with!


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