On July 7, 2026, the AI for Good Global Summit was successfully held at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Focusing on cutting-edge topics including AI ethics, digital preservation of cultural heritage, and cross-civilization digital communication, the summit gathered global representatives from all sectors to explore innovative approaches for empowering the inheritance of diverse traditional cultures through AI, building a world-class dialogue platform integrating technology and culture.

At the highly anticipated cultural digital creation side event of the summit, Yin Ruohan, winner of the Global AIGC for SDGs Challenge and a 7th-grade student from Shanghai Hefon School, made a remarkable appearance. She shared innovative practices of enabling traditional culture to go global through AIGC digital art from a teenage perspective, standing out as a highlight of youth cultural communication at this year’s summit.

Yin delivered a keynote speech titled From Hand-Drawn Sketchbooks to Digital Western Paradise: AIGC Building Bridges for Global Youth to Exchange Traditional Cultures. Combining her personal creative experience, she elaborated on the unique value of integrating AIGC technology with traditional Chinese art. She pointed out that traditional art replication and communication face numerous barriers, while AIGC breaks professional threshold restrictions. It empowers ordinary teenagers to record, restore and promote precious traditional grotto statue art such as the Small Western Paradise Grottoes, enabling rare and exquisite oriental cultural heritage to reach a global audience.

In her view, artificial intelligence is not merely a technological tool, but a brand-new carrier for cross-cultural communication. AIGC allows teenagers to act as cultural ambassadors, revitalizing traditional culture through youthful and digital innovative forms. The technology bridges geographical and cultural gaps, enabling the elegant aesthetics of traditional Chinese culture to gain effective dissemination and global resonance.

Yin exhibited her original AIGC artworks Beneath the Thousand-Buddha Eaves and Bamboo Play at the summit. Integrating traditional Chinese aesthetic concepts with modern digital creation technology, her works feature profound artistic conception and original creativity. They fully demonstrate the unique charm of traditional Chinese art and won wide recognition and high praise from international delegates.

Reflecting on her participation in the global summit, Yin stated that she has deeply perceived the powerful cross-cultural communication value of digital art through this international platform. In the future, she will continue to delve into AIGC digital creation, empower the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture with AI technology, polish traditional Chinese-style digital artworks, and tell authentic Chinese cultural stories to the world to showcase the charm of oriental aesthetics.

The 2026 AI for Good Global Summit fully embodies the core philosophy of leveraging technology for good and spreading culture through art. As an outstanding young award-winning representative, Yin Ruohan’s debut demonstrates the vitality of contemporary teenagers who empower cultural communication with technological innovation based on sustainable development goals. Her practices provide a vivid youth model for the digital protection of global cultural heritage and integrated cross-civilization exchanges.