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Anchor Recently, a parcel sorting competition between humans and AI robots became a hot topic. They competed to see who could accurately sort more boxes over a 10-hour period; unlike humans who need breaks in between, the robots continued working for the entire 10 hours without resting for even a single second. Although the humans won by a narrow margin, anxiety that the day robots replace humans is drawing near has intensified. This antipathy erupted among college students who are about to enter society. At a graduation ceremony at a U.S. university, students booed a commencement speech that advocated for AI technology. Reporter Jo Jae-haeng reports. Reporter On the 15th (local time), former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered a congratulatory speech at the University of Arizona graduation ceremony. [Eric Schmidt/Former Google CEO: AI will affect everything else as well. No matter which path you choose, it will become part of the way you work.] Boos erupted from all sides during the speech advocating for AI. [Eric Schmidt / Former Google CEO: I know how you feel about AI. I can hear your voices. That there is fear.] He tries to soothe the graduates by expressing empathy for their unexpected reaction, but his bewilderment is evident. A similar situation unfolded at the University of Central Florida's graduation ceremony on the 8th. When comparing the advancement of AI technology to the Industrial Revolution, [Gloria Caulfield / Real Estate Developer Executive: The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution.] As loud boos erupted, the startled speaker turned around and could not continue speaking. The dissatisfaction of graduates, who have been hit hard by the job losses brought about by AI, had exploded. In the United States, job losses triggered by AI are beginning in earnest, with Facebook operator Meta and Amazon laying off 8,000 and 16,000 employees respectively, and Microsoft deciding to put 120,000 people on early retirement. Antipathy toward AI is growing, with a U.S. poll showing that 46% of respondents gave a negative assessment of AI, while only 26% gave a positive one. This anti-AI sentiment is not a phenomenon unique to the United States. [Ha Ji-min / Senior: "I hear a lot of talk that companies aren't hiring many new graduates anymore because of AI, so I think there is a lot of negative sentiment."] [Seo Min-jae / Junior: "We jokingly said that because of AI, we're all going to be unemployed anyway, so let's just have fun today."] Behind the new opportunities created by AI, fears of job displacement and an uncertain future are also rapidly spreading. (Video Reporting: Cho Chang-hyun, Video Editing: Kim Ho-jin, Design: Kang Yoon-jung) #SBSNews #News #Realtime Copyright Ⓒ SBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI learning are prohibited.