Stanford Graduates Walk Out on Google CEO Speech Over Military Contracts
TL;DR
Around 200 Stanford graduates walked out as Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke at commencement to protest Google’s military and police contracts (notably Project Nimbus with Israel’s IDF and ICE); organizers hosted an alternative People’s Commencement led by Mahmoud Khalil across from the venue, while Pichai steered clear of AI topics and shared his life story, signaling broad frustration with the tech industry.
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