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
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.”
المصدر: The Guardian — Technology
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