"“we are living in a time of profound change,” and that while “change is exciting, very exciting,” it can also be “daunting.” To illustrate this extremely lukewarm take, Caulfield then declared: “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution.”"
"The job-seeking graduates, however, weren't exactly thrilled with Caulfield's AI optimism. They launched into an explosive chorus of boos, prompting the speaker - who looked genuinely surprised by their response - to step away from the podium. “What happened?” the stunned Caulfield asked, before reflecting that she must've “struck a chord.”"
"But the wildest part of the speech happened next, when Caulfield stated that “only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives” - a statement to which the student body responded with loud cheers. (Video showed the students excitedly raising their hands in the air.) Caulfield once again looked surprised, and, cautiously laughing, remarked that AI's impact on society seems to be a “bipolar” issue among the crowd."
"The speech awkwardly continued as the speaker then noted that “now, AI capabilities are in the palm of our hands,” prompting - you guessed it! - more boo"
Gloria Caulfield, a Florida businesswoman and vice president at a real estate firm, served as the University of Central Florida commencement speaker. She described the present as a time of profound change, saying change is exciting but also daunting. She compared artificial intelligence to the next Industrial Revolution and suggested that AI is now widely accessible. Graduating students reacted intensely, booing and jeering after the AI remarks, while also cheering when she claimed that AI had not been a factor only a few years earlier. The speaker appeared surprised by the reactions and characterized the issue as “bipolar,” as the speech continued amid further negative responses.
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