Eric Schmidt booed at University of Arizona after praising AI

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Coverage of the event varies across outlets. Business Insider and NBC News focus primarily on the students' reactions to Schmidt's comments about AI, framing the boos as a response to his speech content. In contrast, the New York Post…

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Eric Schmidt booed at University of Arizona after praising AI

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida. Read more: https://www.404media.co/ucf-ai-commencement-speaker-booed/

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9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 4 centre, 1 right.

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▪ Eric Schmidt gets booed at University of Arizona commencement — Boing Boing
▪ BBC – Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI — BBC News
▪ Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement — /r/Technology
▪ Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement — The Guardian — World
▪ Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed during graduation speech about AI — NBC News — Business
▪ University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement — The Verge
▪ Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed at Arizona commencement over AI, sex harassment claims from much-younger girlfriend — New York Post
▪ Arizona students boo former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as he talks about AI during graduation speech — Business Insider

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