Generative AI instantly produces lots of things: computer code, recipes for cookies, images of ninja dogs, and Muppet-versions of Pulp Fiction. But one underappreciated thing it is generating right now is resentment. Multiple commencement speakers touting the technology, notably ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, have found hostile audiences to their pro-AI message. Schmidt’s speech suggests the anger stems from fears of job loss, and thus recommends students not mourn old careers b

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