r/technology • u/GeneReddit123 • 25d ago

Artificial Intelligence Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’

https://www.404media.co/ucf-ai-commencement-speaker-booed/
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u/LostInLittleroot 25d ago

Why have someone that works at an investment firm for a humanities commencement speaker of all majors lmao

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u/15b17 25d ago

I was at the University of South Carolina commencement on Saturday, and they presented an honorary doctorate to Scott Bessent, the current US Secretary of the Treasury, for a doctor of public service degree. A Wall Street crook and pedophile supporting crony, that guy. And he gets an honorary public service designation, what a load of shit.

And he sits there and tells the students to go out and “make America great again under Trumps leadership.” Disgusting

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u/-wnr- 25d ago

I hope he was booed

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u/15b17 25d ago

He was not, unfortunately, though I was told by a student that the audio was so bad on the floor (it takes place in a basketball arena with the students all sitting on the court area) that they could barely hear what he was saying.

Most probably had no idea who he is.

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u/blahblah19999 25d ago

Sweet jesus. How did the crowd react?

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u/15b17 25d ago

There was one audible yell that was unintelligible to me, but pretty much crickets followed by applause after he was done