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PC Gamer
James Bentley

University graduate speaker met with boos for saying AI 'is the next industrial revolution, then cheers for saying 'only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives'

A digitally generated image of abstract AI chat speech bubbles overlaying a blue digital surface.

AI doesn't have the best rep. Being the thing responsible for the memory crisis is certainly not great, but concerns over copyright, the environment, and human creativity only make things worse. That's why it's a little bit satisfying to watch a crowd of university graduates respond negatively when they're told it is the future.

As spotted by 404Media, Gloria Caulfield, the vice president of strategic alliances at private equity-funded development company Tavistock, recently took to the stage at the University of Central Florida. There, she said, "Let's face it, change can be daunting. The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution."

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