Microsoft president responds to students’ distrust for AI
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, has reacted to student discontent with AI, telling today’s graduates that there is still a place for human creativity. Students across the US have booed speakers who talked up AI at their graduation ceremonies in recent months, including Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt, the CEO of a record label, and a real estate executive. Smith hasn’t ventured out onto a podium to share his views, but in a lengthy blog post, AI, Jobs and the Next Generation, acknowledged students’ concerns about their futures. He said that, just as painting survived the arrival of photography, so will the job market survive the arrival of AI. “While it may feel unfair that the job market is so uncertain, you were made for this moment. Technology is second nature to your generation. Constant change has taught you how to adapt quickly,” he wrote. He also used the blog to promote a book written by his colleagues Ryan Roslansky and Aneesh Raman on how to get ahead at work in the age o