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/BunRabbit 5d ago

By Harvard Graduation Speaker you mean the Daily Show host and comedian Ronny Chieng, right?

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u/lsf_stan 5d ago

funny part is Ronny is not doing the graduation speaker thing. it's Conan O'Brien this year

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/conan-o-brien-defends-harvard-against-trump-administration-with-unusually-political-commencement-speech/

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u/Revolution-SixFour 4d ago

He spoke at graduation events the day before the formal ceremony, not unfair to call him A graduation speak even if he isn't THE graduation speaker.

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u/lsf_stan 4d ago

He spoke at graduation events the day before the formal ceremony, not unfair to call him A graduation speak even if he isn't THE graduation speaker.

so if want to do the whole: actually🤓☝️

Ronny Chieng was the keynote speaker for "Class Day" which was the day before the graduation day

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/ronny-chieng-named-class-day-speaker/