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Delta CEO warns against AI shortcuts in graduation speech

Delta CEO Ed Bastian experimented with AI to draft his Emory University commencement speech but ultimately discarded the output, finding it lacked personal voice and soul. He advised graduates to protect their authenticity and avoid shortcuts, emphasizing that character and people skills are more valuable than technological expediency. Bastian stressed that while AI can be a tool, it should not replace genuine human connection or personal integrity in career development. AI

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IMPACT Highlights the importance of human authenticity and warns against over-reliance on AI for critical tasks like public speaking.

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Delta CEO warns against AI shortcuts in graduation speech

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 · Preston Fore ·

    Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked AI to write his graduation speech—then scrapped it and warned Gen Z against ‘pushing the easy button’

    As AI reshapes the job market, Delta CEO Ed Bastian warned Gen Z graduates about over relying on the technology that lacks ‘soul.’