University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement | Silicon Valley can’t seem to read the room
2026-05-18 · r/technology
University of Arizona students booed former Google CEO Eric Schmidt when he tried to hype up AI during their commencement speech. Nothing says 'congratulations on your degree' quite like a tech billionaire telling graduates that AI will do their jobs better. Silicon Valley continues its proud tradition of reading the room about as well as their AI reads context.