College Students Nationwide Boo AI-Praising Commencement Speeches — 'Deal With It' Speaker Fires Back

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Tom's Hardware reports on a growing trend of college graduates booing and heckling commencement speakers who praise AI, with at least one speaker responding 'Deal with it.' The story resonated on Hacker News (373 points, 380 comments) as a cultural signal of generational backlash against AI optimism, particularly from graduates entering a job market increasingly disrupted by automation.