KAIMUN Tackles the AI Age
- KAIMUN
- Aug 16
- 1 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
2025-08-18
Students lead Taiwan’s first international youth conference on artificial intelligence
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — At Kaohsiung American School this weekend, students took on one of the toughest subjects in global politics: artificial intelligence.
The inaugural Kaohsiung Artificial Intelligence Model United Nations (KAIMUN 2025) brought together high school delegates from Taiwan and abroad for two days of debate on AI ethics, security, and diplomacy.
The event was entirely student-organized, led by co-founders Evan Yang and Geoffrey Wen, and backed by major industry sponsors including NVIDIA, Oracle, Meta, Broadcom, and TSMC.
“AI is reshaping diplomacy, security, and human life faster than governments can respond,” Yang said. “If leaders are struggling to regulate it, students should at least be preparing to debate it.”
A Timely Debate
Discussions ranged from surveillance and disinformation to autonomous weapons and a simulated Taiwan–China conflict. Students stressed that Taiwan’s role in the semiconductor supply chain makes the island central to AI’s future, despite its lack of a seat at the UN.
Kaohsiung’s AI Moment
Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s “AI smart city,” and for AmCham KH members and sponsors, KAIMUN highlighted both Taiwan’s critical role in the global technology race and the readiness of its youth to join the conversation.
“Hosting this here puts us right where AI is being built,” one delegate said. “Where the chips are made, where the decisions ripple out.”
Looking Ahead
Organizers say they hope KAIMUN becomes a lasting tradition. “This is just the beginning,” Yang said. “AI isn’t something to fear. It’s something we shape.”
Info via AmCham Kaohsiung English News/Photos via KAS/KAIMUN
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