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摘要: Policy & Regulation
microsoft
ai backlash
brad smith
Microsoft President Frames Gen Z AI Backlash as Wake-Up Call
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June 11, 2026
6.3
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i.insider.com
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Policy & Regulation
microsoft
ai backlash
brad smith
Microsoft President Frames Gen Z AI Backlash as Wake-Up Call
|
June 11, 2026
6.3
Relevance Score
i.insider.com
· rights & takedowns
Quick Summary
In a blog post published Wednesday, Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote that recent pushback from college graduates against AI should serve as "a powerful wake-up call for the tech sector," Business Insider reports. Smith wrote, "To those in the tech sector who seemingly want to pursue a future where computers replace jobs, and AI becomes more capable than people, the next generation has offered a compelling response: 'Not so fast.'" Business Insider reports Smith also warned graduates face "AI automation of tasks in current entry-level positions" and pressure from companies reducing head count while investing heavily in AI infrastructure. Business Insider cites prior executive comments, including an Anthropic CEO remark about AI wiping out entry-level jobs and a quoted comment attributed to a Microsoft AI executive about near-term automation timelines.
What happened
Brad Smith
, president and vice chair of Microsoft, published a blog post titled "AI, Jobs, and the Next Generation" on June 10, 2026, responding to Gen Z graduates who have been booing or heckling AI-focused commencement speakers. Smith, who attended Princeton University's reunion weekend, told GeekWire he started drafting the post after observing seniors wearing class jackets labeled "100 percent cotton" and "100 percent human" in protest of a prior design perceived as AI-made. Smith wrote that graduates booing AI at commencements are "telling us what we need to hear," per GeekWire.
Smith's argument
In the blog post and an accompanying GeekWire interview, Smith argued that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and that Microsoft's own success depends on people staying employed. He wrote: "Workers have been Microsoft's lifeblood from the start. If
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