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The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI
TL;DR
- Graduates are responding with boos to talks about AI's future and their role in shaping it.
- Concerns about job displacement and a negative future are cited as reasons for skepticism.
- This skepticism is not hindering AI's progress, with OpenAI winning court cases and raising funds.
- Some figures, like Reese Witherspoon, are advocating for embracing AI.
- AI pep talks were met with jeers at University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, and Middle Tennessee State University.