College graduates boo commencement speakers for positive remarks about AI's role in the job market
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Summary
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and other commencement speakers across the U.S. were booed by college graduates for delivering positive remarks about Artificial Intelligence, reflecting student anxiety over AI's immediate impact on the job market they are about to enter. Schmidt received a particularly cold reception at the University of Arizona, with students heckling his pro-AI messaging.
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· 3 pulled'deal with it' one speaker fires back as students heckle positive pitches for AI's role
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt received a cold reception during a commencement address at the University of Arizona when he touched upon the thorny subject of Artificial Intelligence
a technology that is having a vast and immediate impact on the job market that these graduates are soon to enter
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