College students are booing AI praise at graduation while using the same tools to finish work, cheat on exams, and survi…
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-19
College students publicly boo AI praise at graduation ceremonies while privately using the same AI tools to complete coursework, cheat on exams, and navigate a job market they believe AI is already disrupting.
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Topics: ai-in-educationstudent-ai-adoptionai-labor-marketai-social-attitudes
Claims
- College students are publicly booing AI praise at graduation ceremonies.
- The same students are privately using AI to finish work and cheat on exams.
- Students perceive AI as already reshaping the job market they are entering.
- The contradiction reflects pressure meeting resentment rather than simple hypocrisy.
Key quotes
College students are booing AI praise at graduation while using the same tools to finish work, cheat on exams, and survive a job market they think AI is already reshaping.
The split is not hypocrisy so much as pressure meeting resentment.