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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google's Israel, ICE ties
AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.
TL;DR
- Approximately 200 Stanford graduates walked out and booed during Google CEO Sundar Pichai's commencement speech.
- The protest targeted Google's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and its relationship with ICE.
- Student signs and chants condemned Google's alleged involvement in violence and supported Palestine.
- The walkout was organized by campus activist groups, including Stanford Students for Justice in Palestine.
- Google previously fired 28 workers for protesting the Project Nimbus contract, indicating ongoing internal dissent.
- Other tech companies like Microsoft have also faced criticism for their ties to the Israeli military.
- Business leaders, like Vinod Khosla, criticized the protest as biased and selfish.