why are colleges getting commencement speakers who tout AI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The prophets of AI are the enemies of humanity and should be treated as such. Good for the students for booing them, which is at least a start.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The graduates recognize AI is an extinction level event. Probably less than 50 years left for the old homo sapiens.

I truly believe this. We destroy it immediately or we are done for.

[Anonymous]

It's a very "let them eat cake" moment, that's for sure. Very much shows how the people who are SELLING AI have no idea how regular consumers (meaning: not tech companies) feel about their product and it's ramifications.

While it might not be going anywhere, the blind adoption of it when it is still in it's infancy is quite literally INSANE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:.. even as they tell their students not to use AI.

And then the speakers get boo'd for speaking about something that college grads are saying is a threat to them getting jobs. These so called leaders are tone deaf.

Colleges need to do a better job getting their graduates ready for the job market. DC is a cs/math major, and every internship interview asked DC about how they use AI. Even for those not in CS, you will need to know how to use AI in your workplace. That, unfortunately, is the future.

https://apnews.com/article/ai-college-commencement-anxiety-boo-35aec9bac660eaeb05c5b8d392db2cac

Why is that unfortunate? What a strange adjective to use in this context.

[Anonymous]

Because they are tone deaf. AI isn't going to help you with a job you can't obtain because AI cut off the entry-level position that you needed to get your foot in the door. Gen Z gets that because they are living that reality.

[Anonymous]

Still better than the speakers at the Naval Academy and USAFA.

[Anonymous]

Ai sucks and is destroying humanity and education

[Anonymous]

I liked that the dean at my DC’s school listed all the things AI *cannot* do. She got a big round of applause.

[Anonymous]

Because AI is being pushed on all of us whether we need it or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The prophets of AI are the enemies of humanity and should be treated as such. Good for the students for booing them, which is at least a start.

Hear hear!

[Anonymous]

Universities are like big corporations now. Not surprising that many university administrators love AI.

[Anonymous]

eat the rich

[Anonymous]

Some of the people getting booed are speakers at not at super-high profile universities.

Like the real estate lady who got booed at University of Central Florida. Her remarks looked like she had just chat GPTed stuff about the future of the labor market, but maybe the AI didn't tell her that there were drawbacks to AI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dealing with AI will become necessary, but it doesn’t make it any less depressing. Graduation is a joyous event and they don’t want to think about AI there.

Agree! These obnoxious AI Titans don't need to "add salt to the wound" on graduation day. Save it for the hangover.

[Anonymous]

Guys, grow up. This whining is sad and pathetic.

Sack up and get your kids ready. Yes, some jobs will be lost. But be prepared for the jobs of the future. This is the future - the fourth industrial revolution.

This is a momentous time - a generational shift. Kids should be prepared to use their education for something more than busy work - for meaningful work. That is the whole point in having an educated class of people.