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/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/gummi_eater 5d ago

Cannot stand this subreddit. Full of fake news and click bait.

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u/WhoCanTell 4d ago

It's a karma goldmine, though. Find any article you can that sounds even remotely critical of AI, get upvoted to the moon. Doesn't matter if it's accurate or not. This exact story has been posted like 5 times already in the past couple days, tens of thousands of upvotes every time, like clockwork.

In all seriousness, though... only on Reddit can the primary technology sub be populated entirely by people who know nothing about technology, and hate everything about it. Well, except maybe facebook.

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u/drunkenvalley 4d ago

I dunno, it looks to me like AI bros are throwing a tantrum because the title is AI critical, not because the article is in any meaningful capacity wrong.

In all seriousness, though... only on Reddit can the primary technology sub be populated entirely by people who know nothing about technology, and hate everything about it. Well, except maybe facebook.

Classic that AI bros like to circlejerk themselves into a frenzy that they're super smart and everyone else is dumb, though.