May 14, 2026 — 3:00pm
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Last Friday, a real estate executive stood in front of thousands of graduates to deliver a commencement speech. Gloria Caulfield was imparting wise words to the students from the University of Central Florida in a tradition that’s usually just vague platitudes with polite applause.
But not this time. “The rise of artificial intelligence,” she said, “is the next industrial revolution.” As she began her next sentence, an unexpected noise filled the hall. Slowly at first, then gaining momentum, the students booed her statement until it drowned out her speech.
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