The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona graduates that their task is to help shape AI, he was met with a resounding chorus of boos. “I can hear you,” he said, before conceding that fears about disappearing jobs and a broken future were “rational.” This is not exactly the message one hopes to hear while sweating under a polyester gown and ta
Recent university graduates are expressing significant skepticism towards artificial intelligence during commencement ceremonies. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced boos when he encouraged University of Arizona graduates to help shape AI, acknowledging their fears about job displacement and the future as rational. Similar jeers have been heard at graduations from the University of Central Florida and Middle Tennessee State University, indicating a growing unease among the graduating class. Despite this public apprehension, AI companies like OpenAI continue to achieve financial success and forge new alliances, while public figures like Reese Witherspoon are urging women to adopt AI to remain competitive.
The growing skepticism from graduating students highlights a disconnect between the perceived benefits of AI and the anxieties it generates about future employment and societal impact.
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