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As Google CEO Speaks at Stanford, the Walkout Begins
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Key Points:
- During Stanford's commencement, around 200 students staged a slow-motion walkout as Google CEO Sundar Pichai began his keynote, protesting Google's collaborations with U.S. government agencies and its ties to Israel.
- Protesters carried signs criticizing Google’s work with ICE and displayed Palestinian flags, indicating multiple motivations behind the demonstration.
- Pichai, a Stanford alumnus, avoided discussing artificial intelligence in his speech and made a lighthearted comment about the difficulty of his role, declining to respond to requests for comment.
- The walkout reflects a wider trend of AI-related commencement speeches facing backlash, with other prominent figures like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt encountering boos when discussing AI.
