Google CEO Sundar Pichai says booing graduates will shape AI's future — and live with its consequences

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to deliver Stanford’s commencement amid rising public anxiety about AI, with recent graduations featuring boos of tech leaders. The article highlights broad concerns — a Pew study showing roughly half of Americans feel more concerned than excited about AI, at least a dozen companies citing AI-driven efficiency in layoffs, and new-grad unemployment at a four-year high. For markets, heightened public and political scrutiny could raise reputational and regulatory risks for major AI players like Google, influence hiring and capital allocation, and amplify volatility across AI-exposed stocks (notably Nvidia). Investor focus may shift toward policy risk, workforce impacts, and reputational management for big tech.