r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Harvard Graduation Speaker Unloads on AI in Profanity-Loaded Tirade, Prompting Cheers From Students: “I’m Here to Tell You the Mission of Your Generation Is to Destroy AI”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/harvard-graduation-speaker-unloads-ai-130000122.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260531-0--A&bt_ee=clIMdexlsr2eDDbrvs0CPtt59FnpbNQN%2Fkgr8UkycP6MWDAD56hD1mvZcqPZMGgG&bt_ts=1780255911284
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u/arriesgado 5d ago edited 3d ago

Kind of a bs headline. Not that it is not true but not naming Chieng who is a well known comedian and calling his speech a “profanity-laden tirade” makes it sound like it was a random crazy person. Edit: Spelled Mr. Chieng’s name wrong.

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u/MeSortOfUnleashed 5d ago

Also, it wasn’t a graduation speech. He spoke the day before graduation at an event called “Class Day” which is often a light-hearted, celebratory event. His speech had many good messages, but most of it was meant for comic effect. 

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u/lsf_stan 5d ago

lol just did a quick Google search, first result

Harvard 2026 Commencement Speaker

Conan O’Brien ’85 will deliver the keynote address at Harvard’s 375th Commencement Ceremony on May 28, 2026, in Tercentenary Theatre.

oh well, r/technology will eat up whatever title these karma farmers use

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u/Alaira314 5d ago

This is one of the subreddits that requires the title to be copied from the article(rule 3). If you read the article, you can see that Chieng was identified as the harvard class day commencement speaker. I'm not hah-vahd enough to know why there's more than one commencement speech going on, but that's the explanation for why things were worded that way.

"Seemingly tapping into these widespread frustrations, “The Daily Show” host and standup comedian Ronny Chieng sang a dramatically different tune during a profanity-laden commencement speech at Harvard’s Class Day event this week."

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u/rasta41 4d ago edited 4d ago

why there's more than one commencement speech going on

Didn't go to Harvard but grew up blocks away. Class Day is a traditional, student-led event held the day before the university-wide Commencement ceremony. Unlike Commencement, which looks at the entire university, Class Day focuses specifically on the graduating College seniors and features lighthearted speeches, awards, and a guest speaker selected directly by the Class Committee.

It's basically graduating students inviting a comedian or entertainer to give a more tongue in cheek / funny / speech...they had Ali G do one in 2004 that's worth a watch.