Student Skepticism Over AI Deployment Signals Broader Unease, Microsoft Executive Warns

Graduating students have booed AI during commencement speeches, according to Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith. His public acknowledgment—framed as a warning to the tech sector—highlights a widening gap: companies are deploying AI systems at scale, but many workers and newcomers entering these fields had no say in that decision and harbor real concerns about what it means for their careers.