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Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’
Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of ‘living in a time of profound change’ Though college graduations usually consist of a speaker giving advice to students, one recent ceremony featured students giving the speaker their opinions – loudly. The University of Central Florida’s 2026 graduating class booed as a real estate development executive spoke about how “the rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution” and about “living in a time of profound change”. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’, Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of ‘living in a time of profound change’ Though college graduations usually consist of a speaker giving advice to students, one recent ceremony featured students giving the speaker their opinions – loudly. The University of Central Florida’s 2026 graduating class booed as a real estate development executive spoke about how “the rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution” and about “living in a time of profound change”. Continue reading…
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- Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’The Guardian - 2026-05-12T20:30:15+00:00
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