Friday, May 29, 2026

"AMD Stock Drops After Lisa Su’s AI Speech to MIT Grads Sparks Boos" (AMD)

AMD's  CEO has three degrees from MIT (or as Harvard Man Russell Seitz put it: The trade school on the Charles)

From TIPRanks, May 29:

  • AMD stock was down after Lisa Su spoke at an MIT graduation ceremony.
  • Her mention of AI sparked boos from the graduates.
  • Advanced Micro Devices stock was down on Friday after CEO Lisa Su spoke to MIT graduates about AI. The semiconductor company’s CEO joined a growing list of tech sector heavyweights that chose to tackle AI in their speeches to college graduates. Just like with other tech CEOs, Su was booed by students who were unhappy about AI being brought up during graduation....

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    From MIT News, May 28:

    Commencement address by Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94
    “Technology itself does not decide what the future looks like,” the chair and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices told the Class of 2026.