Google CEO Sundar Pichai Was Protested During His Stanford Commencement Speech. It Wasn’t Because of AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was protested during his Stanford University commencement speech on June 15. The protest, involving students walking out and waving Palestinian flags, was primarily about Israel, not artificial intelligence, according to reports. Pichai avoided discussing AI in his speech, instead encouraging graduates to 'choose optimism.'