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Jezebel | Congratulations to UCF Grads for Booing Their AI-Obsessed Commencement Speaker by Claire Guinan
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The University of Central Florida’s 2026 graduating class famously booed their commencement speaker, Gloria Caulfield, each time she praised artificial intelligence, turning the ceremony into a viral moment that highlighted a clash between AI‑enthusiastic corporate rhetoric and a cohort of arts‑focused graduates facing a tough job market. Caulfield, a VP at real‑estate developer Tavistock, repeatedly touted AI as the next industrial revolution, likening it to the internet’s transformative impact, prompting audible boos and occasional cheers as students reacted to clichés and felt she was out of touch with their concerns. The incident underscored the graduates’ skepticism toward AI’s promises and their readiness to challenge “AI supervillains,” earning them both applause and a tongue‑in‑cheek congratulations for “seizing the day” on their own terms.