谷歌前CEO施密特毕业演讲被嘘

近日，前谷歌CEO埃里克·施密特（Eric Schmidt）在亚利桑那大学（University of Arizona）2026年毕业典礼上谈AI时，遭到现场学生集体嘘声‌。

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1. What is the primary purpose of the article?

A. To criticize Eric Schmidt's views on artificial intelligence.

B. To report on the audience's reaction to Schmidt's commencement speech.

C. To analyze the negative impacts of social media on public discourse.

D. To promote the University of Arizona's graduation ceremony.

无注释原文：

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed during graduation speech about AI

From: NBC NEWS

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed multiple times Friday while discussing artificial intelligence during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona.

Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, opened his remarks by reflecting on his own student years and the rise of the computer, — a device named Time magazine's “Person of the Year” in 1982. He traced its evolution into the laptop and smartphone and its proliferation through the internet and social media.

While the computer connected people, “democratized knowledge” and lifted many out of poverty, it also carried a darker side, Schmidt said.

“The same platforms that gave everyone a voice, like you're using now, also degraded the public square,” he said. “They rewarded outrage. They amplified our worst instincts. They coarsen the way we speak to each other, and that way, and in the way that we treat each other, is in the essence of a society.”

Schmidt then drew a parallel between artificial intelligence and the transformative impact of the computer — and was immediately met with boos.

“I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you,” Schmidt said, addressing the crowd as many continued to boo him. “There is a fear ... there is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics is fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create, and I understand that fear.”

He went on to argue that the future remains unwritten and that the graduating class of 2026 has real power to shape how AI develops — a claim that drew further disapproval from parts of the audience.

Schmidt urged graduates to embrace freedom, open debate, equality and the willingness to engage with those they disagree with.

“If you'd let me make this point, please —” Schmidt said amid boos. “The point I'd like to make is choose a diversity of perspectives, including the perspective of the immigrant who has so often been the person who came to this country and made it better. America is at its best when we are the country that ambitious people want to come to. Let us not lose that.”

He closed by congratulating the class and offering them closing words. “The future is not yet finished. It is now your turn to shape it.”

University of Arizona spokesperson Mitch Zak said Schmidt was invited to deliver the commencement address because of his “extraordinary leadership and global contributions in technology, innovation and scientific advancement.”

“He helped lead Google's rise into one of the world's most influential technology companies and continues to advance research and discovery through major philanthropic and scientific initiatives, including partnerships that support important work at the University of Arizona,” Zak added.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为AI翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed during graduation speech about AI

From: NBC NEWS

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed multiple times Friday while discussing artificial intelligence during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona.

上周五，前谷歌首席执行官埃里克·施密特（Eric Schmidt）在亚利桑那大学毕业典礼演讲中谈及人工智能时，多次遭到台下嘘声。

boo /buː/ 表示“发嘘声；喝倒彩”，英文解释为“to make an expression of strong disapproval or disagreement”举个🌰：People at the back started booing loudly. 后面的人开始大声喝倒彩。

commencement /kəˈmens.mənt/ 1）表示“学位授予典礼；毕业典礼”，英文解释为“a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees”

2）表示“开始；开端”，英文解释为“the beginning of something”举个🌰：Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight. 请乘客们在飞机起飞前关闭手机。

Schmidt, who led Google for a decade, opened his remarks by reflecting on his own student years and the rise of the computer, — a device named Time magazine's “Person of the Year” in 1982. He traced its evolution into the laptop and smartphone and its proliferation through the internet and social media.

施密特执掌谷歌长达十年。他在演讲开场时回顾了自己的学生时代，并谈到了计算机的崛起——这台机器曾在1982年被《时代》杂志评为“年度人物”。他接着讲述了计算机如何一步步演变为笔记本电脑和智能手机，又如何通过互联网和社交媒体渗透到生活的方方面面。

trace /treɪs/ 作动词，1）表示“找到，查出，发现”，英文解释为“to find someone or something that was lost”举个🌰：The police are trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a hospital. 警察试图查出那位把新生婴儿抛弃在医院外面的母亲。

2）表示“（根据事物的发展方式）查明…的起因（或源头），追溯”，英文解释为“to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed”举个🌰：The practice of giving eggs at Easter can be traced back to (= first happened in) festivals in ancient China. 复活节送彩蛋的习俗可追溯至中国古代的节庆活动。

作名词，1）表示“痕迹，踪迹”，英文解释为“a sign that something has happened or existed”举个🌰：He attempted to cover up all the traces of his crime. 他试图掩盖他犯罪的蛛丝马迹。

2）表示“微量，少许”，英文解释为“a very slight amount”举个🌰：Traces of drugs were found in his blood. 在他的血液中发现了少许毒品。

proliferation /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/表示“扩散；激增；涌现；增殖；大量的事物”，英文解释为“the sudden increase in the number or amount of sth; a large number of a particular thing”如：a proliferation of personal computers 个人电脑的激增。

While the computer connected people, “democratized knowledge” and lifted many out of poverty, it also carried a darker side, Schmidt said.

施密特指出，计算机虽然拉近了人与人之间的距离，“让知识变得人人可及”，也让许多人摆脱了贫困，但它同样有其阴暗的一面。

democratize /dɪˈmɒk.rə.taɪz/ 表示“使（国家或组织）民主化”，英文解释为“to make countries or organizations use democratic ways of making decisions”举个🌰：It's about time we democratized the organization of this company. 我们公司是时候对组织形式进行民主化改造了。

此处表示“使……大众化；使人人可及；使更公平可获得”。

“The same platforms that gave everyone a voice, like you're using now, also degraded the public square,” he said. “They rewarded outrage. They amplified our worst instincts. They coarsen the way we speak to each other, and that way, and in the way that we treat each other, is in the essence of a society.”

“那些让每个人都能发声的平台——就像你们现在正在使用的这些——同时也让公共空间变得粗鄙不堪，”他说。“它们纵容愤怒，放大我们最恶劣的本能，让彼此的对话变得粗俗。而人与人之间如何交谈、如何相待，正是一个社会的精髓所在。”

outrage /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ 本身可以作动词，表示“（尤指不公平的行为或言论）使感到义愤，使愤慨，激怒”，也可以作名词，表示“愤怒；义愤；愤慨”，英文解释为“a strong feeling of shock and anger”举个🌰：The judge's remarks caused public outrage. 裁判的话引起了公愤。

outraged作形容词，表示“愤怒的；愤慨的，义愤填膺的”，英文解释为“feeling outrage”举个🌰：Outraged viewers jumped onto social media to complain about the ending of the series. 许多愤怒的观众纷纷在社交平台上对连续剧的结局表示不满。

📍词根“out-”表示“外”，“rage”表示“愤怒”，整体意味着超出正常范围的“愤怒”或“暴行”。近义词：fury（狂怒），同根词：outrageous（令人震惊的），常用短语：express outrage（表达愤怒）

amplify /ˈæm.plɪ.faɪ/ 表示“增强，放大”，英文解释为“To amplify something means to increase its strength or intensity.”举个🌰：These stories only amplified her fears. 这些故事徒增了她的恐惧感。

instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ 表示“本能，直觉”，英文解释为“the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it”举个🌰：All his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help. 他的直觉告诉他要呆在车旁、等待救援。

coarsen /ˈkɔː.sən/ 表示“（使）变粗；使粗糙”，英文解释为“to become rough or cause something to become rough”

Schmidt then drew a parallel between artificial intelligence and the transformative impact of the computer — and was immediately met with boos.

接着，施密特将人工智能与计算机的变革力量相提并论——话音未落，台下便嘘声四起。

transformative /trænsˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/ 表示“彻底改观的，使大变样的；有改造能力的”，英文解释为“causing a major change to something or someone, especially in a way that makes it or them better”如：the transformative power of art 颠覆性的艺术力量。

“I know what many of you are feeling about that. I can hear you,” Schmidt said, addressing the crowd as many continued to boo him. “There is a fear ... there is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics is fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create, and I understand that fear.”

“我知道你们很多人此刻的感受。我听到了，”施密特对着台下说，嘘声依然此起彼伏。“有一种恐惧……你们这一代人心中有一种恐惧，觉得未来早已注定：机器正在逼近，岗位正在消失，气候正在崩溃，政治四分五裂，而你们要继承一个自己从未参与制造的烂摊子。我理解这种恐惧。”

evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪt/ 1）表示“（尤指通过加热）（使）挥发，蒸发”，英文解释为“to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating”举个🌰：The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when the sap evaporates. 当树汁中的水分蒸发时，糖分就浓缩成糖浆。

2）表示“消失；消散”，英文解释为“to disappear”举个🌰：Halfway through the movie reality evaporates and we enter a world of pure fantasy. 电影看到一半，我们就离开现实世界，完全进入了幻境中。

可以作名词也可以作动词，1）表示“（使）（骨头等硬物）破裂，（使）断裂，（使）折断”（If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or is fractured, it breaks or cracks.）举个🌰：She fractured her skull in the accident. 她在事故中颅骨骨折。

2）表示“（使）（组织或社团）分裂，（使）解体”，英文解释为“to divide an organization or society, or (of an organization or society) to be divided”

inherit /ɪnˈher.ɪt/ 1）表示“经遗传得到（父母的性格、外貌、品质、特征）”，英文解释为：to have the same character or appearance as your parents，举个🌰：I inherited my mother's curly hair. 我遗传了母亲的鬈发。

2）表示“继承（财产）”，英文解释：If you inherit money or property, you receive it from someone who has died. 举个🌰：He has no son to inherit his land. 他没有儿子来继承他的土地。

He went on to argue that the future remains unwritten and that the graduating class of 2026 has real power to shape how AI develops — a claim that drew further disapproval from parts of the audience.

他接着辩称，未来尚未注定，2026届的毕业生们拥有塑造人工智能发展方向的真正力量——此言一出，台下又有一部分人表示不满。

Schmidt urged graduates to embrace freedom, open debate, equality and the willingness to engage with those they disagree with.

施密特呼吁毕业生们拥抱自由、开放辩论、平等，并愿意与那些和自己意见相左的人对话。

“If you'd let me make this point, please —” Schmidt said amid boos. “The point I'd like to make is choose a diversity of perspectives, including the perspective of the immigrant who has so often been the person who came to this country and made it better. America is at its best when we are the country that ambitious people want to come to. Let us not lose that.”

“如果你们允许我把这个观点说完，请——”施密特在嘘声中说道。“我想说的是，要拥抱多元的视角，包括移民的视角——他们往往是来到这个国家、并让它变得更好的人。当美国成为有抱负的人向往的国度时，美国才处于最佳状态。我们不要失去这一点。”

diversity /daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/ 表示“多样性，多样化”，英文解释为“the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people”举个🌰：Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country? 电视节目能充分反映出这个国家民族和文化的多样性吗？

perspective /pəˈspek.tɪv/ 表示“（思考问题的）角度，观点，想法”，英文解释为“a particular way of considering something”举个🌰：Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject. 她的态度为这一问题提供了新的视角。

He closed by congratulating the class and offering them closing words. “The future is not yet finished. It is now your turn to shape it.”

他在演讲结束时向毕业生们表示祝贺，并送上寄语：“未来尚未成局。现在轮到你们来塑造未来了。”

University of Arizona spokesperson Mitch Zak said Schmidt was invited to deliver the commencement address because of his “extraordinary leadership and global contributions in technology, innovation and scientific advancement.”

亚利桑那大学发言人米奇·扎克（Mitch Zak）表示，邀请施密特发表毕业典礼演讲，是因其“在技术、创新和科学进步方面展现了卓越的领导力，并做出了全球性的贡献”。

“He helped lead Google's rise into one of the world's most influential technology companies and continues to advance research and discovery through major philanthropic and scientific initiatives, including partnerships that support important work at the University of Arizona,” Zak added.

“他带领谷歌崛起为全球最具影响力的科技公司之一，并通过重大的慈善与科学项目——包括与亚利桑那大学合作支持其重要工作——持续推动着研究与发现，”扎克补充道。

philanthropic /ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/ 表示“慈善的；乐善好施的（尤指通过捐款帮助穷人）”，英文解释为“helping poor people, especially by giving them money”

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