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May 20, 2026

Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOCELYN GECKER
AP Education Writers

As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season's college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers over the weekend during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates on the rise of AI.


 
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