10 comments

  • antfarm 6 hours ago ago

    The part of his speech that I found most offensive was:

    "When someone offers you a seat on the rocketship, you do not ask which seat. You just get on. [...] Find a way to say yes."

    In my understanding, that's the billionaire class telling you where your place is in their plan for the world. Nobody asks if you even want to leave the planet, figuratively speaking.

    The last sentence in particular shows the contempt he has for the students in the audience, and is reminiscent of another (alleged) incident: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/tried-to-convince-me-i-...

    The quoted part of the speech can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MYggR_PPRg

    • JumpCrisscross 7 minutes ago ago

      > that's the billionaire class telling you where your place is in their plan for the world

      The interesting thing is the advice isn’t terrible. The speaker, however, has no right delivering it.

    • sitkack an hour ago ago

      When someone demands you go to Epstein Island you swim if you have to.

      This is the same guy that is testing autonomous murder drones in Ukraine to make his next billion.

      So much let them eat cake energy with this guy.

      • somelamer567 2 minutes ago ago

        You're not serious, are you? Who is being "murdered" in Ukraine? Do those people have any right, or any business to be there? Whose country is Ukraine anyway?

  • ChrisArchitect 7 minutes ago ago

    2 day old news OP;

    [dupe]

    The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188310

    Eric Schmidt booed at University of Arizona after praising AI

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48172419

    Students boo commencement speaker after she calls AI next industrial revolution

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48096674

    Multiple commencement speakers booed for AI comments during graduation speeches

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48177107

    An AI Hate Wave Is Here

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173318

  • thot_experiment 6 hours ago ago

    the kids are alright

  • _345 6 hours ago ago

    It doesn't sound like he was booed, more like the topic of AI was booed when mentioned

    • mpalmer 4 hours ago ago

      Have we found the people who forced poor Eric to say those things about AI?

      • cyanydeez 3 hours ago ago

        Yeah, why would these ultra wealthy not care about the social system in America that's been degraded to the point where when they mention AI taking all the jobs people are not greatful that they'll be replaced!

        So bizarre!

    • egorfine 6 hours ago ago

      The insurmountable divide between the rich people's infantilism and real life struggles is what was booed.