Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’

Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of ‘living in a time of profound change’

Though college graduations usually consist of a speaker giving advice to students, one recent ceremony featured students giving the speaker their opinions – loudly.

The University of Central Florida’s 2026 graduating class booed as a real estate development executive spoke about how “the rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution” and about “living in a time of profound change”.