Colleges should prepare students for technological competition instead of teaching resentment
Commencement ceremonies traditionally inspire hope and excitement about the future — from both the graduates and the older generations sending the younger ones out into the world.
Sadly, we saw the opposite this spring as the class of 2026 rejected progress and innovation by booing speakers’ mentions of artificial intelligence.
Young Americans entering the most technologically competitive workforce in human history hear “artificial intelligence” and respond with fear and resentment rather than ambition and optimism.
