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Commencement Boo: Schmidt's AI Optimism Meets Grads' Resistance

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed at a college graduation after praising artificial intelligence, a moment captured by 404 Media that highlights growing graduate skepticism toward AI. The episode, echoed by earlier pro-AI speeches, is framed as a potential barometer for rising populist attitudes toward AI, labor, and public life as graduates enter a job market already shaped by automation.