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Rachel Dratch gave a commencement speech. She brought back one of her most famous, sourpuss characters.

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Sundar Pichai chooses 'optimism' over AI (and boos) for his Stanford graduation speech

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai was careful with his language during his graduation speech at Stanford University.

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Cheers, jeers, and laughs: The speeches about AI that drew strong responses from 2026 grads

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, comedian Conan O'Brien, and Delta CEO Ed Bastian all talked to the class of 2026 about AI. They didn't receive the same reactions.

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22 valuable pieces of advice from graduation speeches through history

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Tim Cook speaks at Tulane University's commencement in 2019.

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