Microsoft Responds to Students Booing AI-Hyping Commencement Speakers
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After new graduates around the U.S. heckled and booed commencement speakers who hyped AI, Microsoft published a blog post running more than 3,100 words urging everyone to 'talk it out.' The episode captures a widening cultural backlash against AI triumphalism among the cohort entering a tighter job market. A useful temperature check on public sentiment versus industry messaging.