Shape Our AI Future: A Message From Onur Yuce Gun to High School & College Students

In this message, I share why today is an incredible moment for young people to learn, explore, and shape the future of AI. Drawing from my work as Director of Computational Design at New Balance and my years studying AI’s history at MIT, I talk about the two skills every student needs: building real knowledge and developing insight through experience. I explain how to find credible resources, why resilience matters, and how understanding humans is essential to understanding AI. Most importantly, I share my trust in the next generation to guide these technologies toward a future that supports human creativity and well‑being. I hope this encourages you to stay curious, experiment boldly, and build the future with both skill and heart. FOLLOW TO SUPPORT & Learn more about AI & Computational Design Thinking: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onuryucegun/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onur.yuce.gun/ Medium: https://medium.com/@OnurGun Academia: https://mit.academia.edu/onurgun Website: http://onuryucegun.com/ COME JOIN the fastest-growing Computational Design Group on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9221510/