'Learn to read the room': ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the latest commencement speaker to get booed for…

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  • Eric Schmidt is the latest AI advocate to get booed by students
  • The University of Arizona class of 2026 weren't impressed by his AI remarks
  • There's been a growing backlash to the tech from graduates

Less than a week after University of Florida students booed real estate executive Gloria Caulfield for mentioning AI at their commencement speech, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been given the same treatment for the same reason at the University of Arizona.

"You will help shape artificial intelligence," seems to be the line that the students took the most umbrage at, as per The Verge, though Schmidt also acknowledged the worries and fears that come along with AI — including significant changes in the jobs market.

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