SMU and Shanghai’s Fudan University jointly organised a forum where scholars from Singapore, China and Britain examined how AI could advance human flourishing and improve societies. Their discussion spanned ageing, eldercare, human-robot relationships, cultural diversity and urban futures, united by the view that technology must serve human needs, social values and cultural understanding. With a theme “Living Well with AI: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Human Flourishing and Liveable Societies”, the forum was moderated by SMU Vice Provost for Strategic Research Partnerships and Interim Co-Director of SMU’s Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) Dr Cheong Wei Yang. Dr Cheong kicked off by urging panellists to look beyond AI’s impact on jobs and productivity and consider what human flourishing means in an AI-enabled society. He said that artificial intelligence (AI) should be judged not just by its impact on jobs and productivity, but by whether it upholds human dignity, broadens participation and helps people fulfil their potential. Closing the discussion, Dr Cheong distilled the forum’s ideas into three themes: interdisciplinarity, intercultural awareness and intergenerational thinking. Together, the three themes offer a broader framework for assessing AI’s role in society.