Students Boo AI Cheerleading at University Commencement Ceremonies
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Nolan Higdon
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Summary
The article reports on a growing trend of student resistance to AI-centric messaging at university commencement ceremonies. At the University of Central Florida's 2026 commencement, speaker Gloria Caulfield was loudly booed by graduating students when she praised AI as the "next Industrial Revolution." The piece argues that students are right to reject uncritical techno-utopian narratives about AI, framing their booing as authentic resistance against corporate and institutional hype surrounding artificial intelligence.
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