Overview
- Gloria Caulfield, a Tavistock Development executive, drew loud boos at UCF’s College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School commencement, which took place Friday, after calling artificial intelligence the next Industrial Revolution.
- Video shows Caulfield asking what happened as graduates cheered a pre‑AI era and at least one voice shouted AI sucks.
- Clips posted on TikTok, X, and YouTube racked up wide views over the weekend, and national outlets used the moment to illustrate Gen Z skepticism tied to AI‑related job cuts and polling on worker fears.
- Reporters said they sought comment from UCF and Caulfield yet did not receive immediate responses as coverage spread early this week.
- The audience included arts and communications majors whose fields are often flagged as vulnerable to automation, and students quoted by local outlets called the remarks tone deaf to shrinking entry‑level opportunities.