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Human Input: Why graduates booed AI, and what leaders and Gen Z should learn from it
By Crystal Black · Colorado AI News · June 2026
When graduates booed an AI commencement speaker, it revealed a demand for agency, honesty, and trust, and a reminder to pair skepticism with curiosity.
The Class of 2026 is entering a hard job market and an AI-shaped future. When graduates booed an AI speaker, Crys reads it as a demand for agency, honesty, and trust, and argues skepticism works best when paired with curiosity, for both leaders and Gen Z.