Artificial Intelligence glitch at Arizona college graduation sparks uproar from crowd
A graduation ceremony at Glendale Community College faced backlash when an AI system malfunctioned, skipping over hundreds of graduates' names. President Tiffany Hernandez acknowledged the error and described it as a 'lesson learned.' The crowd reacted negatively, booing as the issue was addressed.
- ▪The AI system was intended to announce the names of graduates during the ceremony.
- ▪Hundreds of students were skipped over due to the glitch, leading to a revolt from the audience.
- ▪President Tiffany Hernandez confirmed the use of the AI system and noted the incident as a lesson for the college.
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OutKick-Culture Artificial Intelligence glitch at Arizona college graduation sparks uproar from crowd President Tiffany Hernandez said the school was 'using a new AI system as our reader' and called it 'a lesson learned' By Austin Perry OutKick Published May 21, 2026 4:59pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Former Google CEO booed for AI commencement speech Kurt Knutsson discusses growing public backlash against AI, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt being booed at a University of Arizona commencement. He further discusses the development of artificial eggs that could revive dead species.
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