Source: Fortune.com
Summary
College graduates are expressing anxiety and hostility towards artificial intelligence (AI) as it threatens their job prospects. Recent commencement speakers, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, have faced boos and jeers when discussing AI. A Harvard Kennedy School poll found that 70% of college students see AI as a threat to their job prospects. Many students are trying to figure out which skills and majors won’t be rendered useless by AI. The unemployment rate for college graduates ages 22 to 27 has reached its highest level in a dozen years, adding to the anxiety.
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The announcement sounds familiar.
Companies like Google and Adobe are sending their executives to give commencement speeches, highlighting the rise of AI. But the message isn’t landing well with students who are already facing a tough job market. The unemployment rate for college graduates is at its highest level in a dozen years. Students are trying to figure out which skills won’t be replaced by AI. The boos and jeers from the students are a sign of their anxiety and frustration. As one student said, “It felt like a big advertisement.” The sound of graduating from college in the AI summer of 2026 is boo.
Author: Evan Null
