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> Schmidt urged graduates to embrace freedom, open debate, equality and the willingness to engage with those they disagree with. I think it was a great embrace
by nilirl 5mo ago
> Schmidt urged graduates to embrace freedom, open debate, equality and the willingness to engage with those they disagree with.
I think it was a great embrace of freedom and open debate to boo him for only asserting predictions that benefit him.
- new_account_100 5mo ago[flagged]
- Imustaskforhelp 5mo ago> Schmidt urged graduates to embrace freedom. > graduates embraced freedom and boo'd schmidt. Schmidt: No, not like that! I think that the deeper topic is that there is a sense of double-speak going around, they mean freedom but what they really mean is to use the word and its meaning and to attach it to their own goals, in this case AI because google has a vested interest in that.
- berkay 5mo agoIt's not clear to me why they booed him. you think for only asserting predictions that benefit him? Not because they agree on those predictions and don't want that future, blame him for this role in it?
- mb_thd 5mo agoI think it's not clear to him either why he was booed.
- new_account_100 5mo agoHe should ask Claude what it thinks
- ryandrake 5mo agoIt was the same reaction from that other graduation speaker last week who was also booed over her remarks on AI. Totally dumbfounded about why anyone might not like AI. These ghouls live in a totally different world than the rest of us and actually think everyone shares their positive outlook on AI. We need more of this booing. Put up a consistent front and let these people know their views are not shared.
- voncheese 5mo agoFrom reading the text of the article, and the direct quotes, I'm also unclear on why they booed him. My guess is because of what he's done, or at least perceived to have done, in the area of AI. Because what he said (at least to me) didn't seem boo-worthy, but in the context of who is saying it, I can see it. Put another way, if someone that the audience liked said the same things, its not clear the person would get booed.
- shimman 5mo agoIf you don't know why he was boo'd I suggest taking some emotional intelligence courses and maybe open up a physical newspaper once a week or so.
- tofuziggy 5mo agoAI is going to take away their jobs, big companies like google will profit greatly, meanwhile accelerating climate change with full speed ahead data centers, and no real thought about what will happen to all these unemployed graduates. But also try to keep an open mind
- foolswisdom 5mo ago
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- panny 5mo ago[flagged]
- enoint 5mo agoSchmidt wasn’t specifically talking about Israel. Kirk was.
- b40d-48b2-979e 5mo agoOh yeah, "for talking" if you ignore what those words were. Just like J6 was "talking".
- new_account_100 5mo agoI would boo him if I was there.
- abtinf 5mo agoShouting people down isn’t “open debate”.
- new_account_100 5mo agoAI promotional strategies are profoundly and uniquely illiberal. AI leaders are not interested in open debate and they have demonstrated this again and again. Shouting this person down is the appropriate, humane response.
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- the_gipsy 5mo agoWe love you!
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- shimman 5mo agoI echo their sentiments 100%, I doubt I'm alone here either.
- coldpie 5mo agoI do, too, but a throwaway account busting into a conversation and screaming "everyone listen to me, me, me!" is a bit obnoxious, you know?
- UncleMeat 5mo agoA lot of these rich guys seem to think that embracing open debate means that people listen to them and don't ever criticize them.
- xnx 5mo agoMaybe they were booing because of his "no-poach" policy while at Google or the allegations of sexual assault, stalking, and digital surveillance.