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Pichai Skips AI at Stanford
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Stanford commencement
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Project Nimbus contract
"Choose Optimism"
Why Skip AI?
AI Backlash
2026
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Speakers booed over AI talks
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Eric Schmidt at Arizona
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Fear of entry-level job loss
Pichai's Choice
Stanford
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Timeless advice instead
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Quipped about his own name
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Avoided AI head-on
The Chrome Lesson
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Chrome launches 2008
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Growth stalls
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Iterate every 6 weeks
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Outpace rivals
A Split Reception
AI NEWS BLITZ
At Stanford's commencement, Sundar Pichai deliberately avoided his signature topic: AI.