Students boo AI at commencement ceremonies
Young people are turning sharply against AI, which is bad news for tech leaders pushing fast development but reflects real fear about jobs.
- Graduates booed Google's Eric Schmidt and other speakers who praised AI at commencement speeches.
- Polls show 70% of Americans think AI is moving too fast and only 18% of young people feel hopeful about it.
- Companies are not doing mass layoffs but are quietly refusing to hire new graduates because AI can do the work cheaper.
- Billionaire Ken Griffin said AI now does work in hours that used to take PhDs weeks, including high-skill finance jobs.
- A federal court threw out Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its shift from nonprofit to for-profit, but only because it was filed too late.
Outlook: The job market for new graduates will keep getting worse as companies lean harder on AI, and public anger at tech leaders will likely grow.