Steve Wozniak Mentions AI in Graduation Speech and Gets Cheers Instead of Boos

Steve Wozniak mentions AI in graduation speech and gets cheers instead of boos

Apple co-founder Wozniak, perhaps the best-loved personality in the tech industry, spoke at Grand Valley State University's graduation ceremony earlier this month.Read Entire Article

Apple's Steve Wozniak turns the tables on AI—from artificial to actual

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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence'

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak.Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSteve Wozniak gave a commencement speech at Grand Valley State University earlier this month.He was cheered after telling students they had AI, or "actual intelligence."Students have booed some other execs who championed AI during their graduation speeches.Steve Wozniak did what other college graduation commencement speakers couldn't this year: earn applause when talking about AI.…

Why Students Cheered Apple Co-Founder's Take On AI

While several tech leaders have faced boos over AI lecturing, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak struck a very different chord with graduating students.

This sentence about AI got Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak applause—not boos—for his commencement speech

New grads keep heckling speakers for their comments on AI. But Wozniak told them something they actually wanted to hear.

Steve Wozniak Tells Graduates They All Have 'AI': Actual Intelligence

While other commencement speeches have been met with boos for hyping up artificial intelligence, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak reminded college graduates that they already posses "AI" of their own: "actual intelligence." He framed AI as an attempt to duplicate brain-like routines, and encouraged stu...