Student commencement boos are a sign of wider AI woes

As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility

As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility.

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At at least three college commencement ceremonies this month, graduates loudly booed invited speakers who praised AI. On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance addressed the incidents in a speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy, acknowledging the growing anti-AI sentiment.

On at least five campuses, students have also formed anti-AI groups, gathering with peers to advocate for slowing the technology’s unchecked development.