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Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’

The Guardian · May 12, 2026, 8:30 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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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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