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The new college graduation ritual: booing AI
Graduates don't seem to want to hear about the technology on their big day.
TL;DR
- Graduates at several universities have booed commencement speakers when AI was mentioned.
- Concerns about AI's impact on job opportunities and wages are prevalent among Gen Z and other age groups.
- Companies are citing AI automation as a reason for recent layoffs.
- Some speakers, like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, received no audible pushback when discussing AI positively.
- Despite fears, AI is creating more jobs than it's killing, and young people are increasingly using AI as a tool.