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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
John Tan

MYSTERIOUS: Ex google ceo relentlessly booed by students over ai comments at arizona commencement | Mind Blowing Facts

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has urged companies exploring AI technologies to ensure that it is used for good, and not to harm people. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was roundly booed by students during a university commencement address on Sunday.

The tech billionaire faced a hostile reception at the University of Arizona as he spoke to an audience of as many as 10,000 graduating students. A spokesperson for the university defended the choice of speaker. The institution stated that Schmidt had been invited for his 'extraordinary' contributions to technology and innovation.

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