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US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers: ‘They’re not reading the room’

2026-05-26 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

College grads are booing commencement speakers who hype AI — because nothing says 'congratulations on your achievement' like telling new graduates their degrees might be worthless. Turns out students aren't thrilled when speakers celebrate the very technology threatening to automate their careers before they even start. Read the room, indeed.

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