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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt receives repeated boos from University of Arizona graduates during commencement address discussing artificial intelligence and job impacts

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Graduates voiced audible disapproval at Arizona Wildcats stadium when Schmidt discussed AI implications for jobs, as videos of the boos spread on X.

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Kosta Derpanis (sabbatical in Zurich)#908@CSPROFKGDOPAlex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz@KANTROWITZ

This is incredible. Artificial intelligence getting booed out of the stadium in any commencement speech it’s mentioned. Maybe telling college students AI was taking their jobs wasn’t the best strategy. Must watch —>

9:01 AM · May 17, 2026 View on X
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Kosta Derpanis (sabbatical in Zurich)#908@CSPROFKGD
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Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz@Kantrowitz

This is incredible. Artificial intelligence getting booed out of the stadium in any commencement speech it’s mentioned. Maybe telling college students AI was taking their jobs wasn’t the best strategy. Must watch —>

4:01 PM · May 17, 2026 · 1.9M Views
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