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A Seat on the Rocket Ship

The students who booed AI at graduation were right. It probably won't matter.

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Parker Molloy
May 19, 2026
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My favorite new trend is students booing commencement speakers who try to push AI.

It started at the University of Central Florida, on May 8, at the ceremony for the College of Arts and Humanities and the Nicholson School of Communication and Media. The speaker was Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Tavistock Development Company, …

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