AI Sparks Boos at UCF Graduation Speech
TL;DR
During UCF’s spring commencement, the speaker Gloria Caulfield described AI as the next Industrial Revolution, only to be met with loud boos from graduates anxious about automation and jobs. Caulfield seemed surprised, defended her point by citing tech leaders, and the moment became the ceremony’s focal point before she posted afterward that the event was designed to empower future leaders.
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