"He discussed the expansive changes that technology has had on society, saying that the same platforms that help to amplify different kinds of voices "also degraded the public square." But it was Schmidt's invocation of AI that sparked a reaction in the crowd, as he told students that the new technology will touch every profession and every classroom."
""I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you," Schmidt said to boos, per NBC News. "There is a fear. There is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics are fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create.""
"Schmidt then suggested that widespread adoption of AI was inevitable and advised students not to surrender their agency, and instead to play an active role in forming the technology. "The question is not whether AI will shape the world. It will," Schmidt said, per Business Insider. "The question is whether you will have shaped artificial intelligence.""
Technology has transformed society through platforms that amplify voices while also degrading the public square. Eric Schmidt told graduates that AI will touch every profession and every classroom, prompting boos from the crowd. He acknowledged fears among students about jobs evaporating, climate breaking, politics fracturing, and inheriting problems created by others. He said widespread AI adoption is inevitable and urged students not to surrender agency. He advised graduates to play an active role in forming how AI develops and is used, framing the choice as whether they will shape artificial intelligence.
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