TEDx event

TEDxGC Negombo Youth

The Human Edge of AI: Exploring AI, Consciousness, Ethics, and Humanity

DateOctober 16, 20269:00 AM - 5:00 PM (GMT+5:30)
LocationNegombo, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
FormatYouth

This event is invite-only.

As artificial intelligence reshapes how we learn, create, and connect, one question grows louder: what remains uniquely human? TEDxGC Negombo Youth brings together young thinkers, innovators, and storytellers to explore the space where technology meets the human spirit. Through bold talks and fresh perspectives, we’ll ask whether machines can ever be conscious, who is responsible when algorithms make decisions, and how our generation can shape an ethical future rather than simply inherit one. From creativity and empathy to responsibility and imagination, we’ll examine the qualities that give us our edge.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Akain Liyanage

    Youth Speaker

    What only time can build

  • Ashen Jayawardena

    Youth Speaker

    Why AI can never be a leader

  • Devin Jayakody

    Youth Speaker

    You are more than your data

  • Hivon Halahakoon

    Youth Speaker

    The gift of forgetting

  • Luqman Deen

    Youth Speaker

    What should we ask AI to build? Using AI as a tool for a better society

  • Malik Rimzan

    Youth Speaker

    Guest Student Speaker

  • Merisa Perera

    Youth Speaker

    The art of Human imperfection in the age of AI: The beauty of getting it wrong

  • Methuki Fernando

    Youth Speaker

    I Don’t Know… Yet

  • Oneli Fernando

    Youth Speaker

    The death of the first draft

  • Risindee Rodrigo

    Youth Speaker

    If AI Can Think, What Are We For?

  • Sadew Rangana

    Youth Speaker

    Can AI Hear what we don’t say?

  • Thisakya Goonasekara

    Youth Speaker

    Kindness as comfort or confrontation

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