Arizona grads silence Eric Schmidt’s AI cheer with boos at commencement

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the University of Arizona’s commencement address, but his AI-focused remarks were repeatedly drowned out by boos from graduates; some booed Schmidt over sexual assault allegations reportedly leveled against him, while Schmidt acknowledged the anxiety around AI and urged graduates to take a seat on the 'rocketship' without hesitation, reflecting Silicon Valley’s struggle to read the room amid rising anti-AI sentiment.