US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers: ‘They’re not reading the room’
Recent college grads are not very fond of commencement speakers hyping up a technology they see as a threat to their career prospects.
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Key points
- Students booed speakers who praised AI at graduation.
- They view AI as a threat to their career prospects.
- Music executive Scott Borchetta told students to “deal with it.”
Why it matters
This matters because students booed speakers who praised AI at graduation.
Technical impact
May affect funding signals, market competition, business models, and ecosystem partnerships.
Recent college grads are not very fond of commencement speakers hyping up a technology they see as a threat to their career prospects
When Jacob Pagel graduated from Middle Tennessee State University this spring, predictions about artificial intelligence already had him questioning the value of his degree. Then a music executive started preaching about AI’s transformative power during a commencement speech.
“This industry will change on you in a heartbeat. It has already changed more in the last 10 years than in the 50 years prior … AI is rewriting production as we sit here,” said Scott Borchetta, CEO of the record label Big Machine. After a few stray boos from graduates, he doubled down: “Deal with it.”
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