Zoom in: "You are stepping into a world that is changing faster than any generation in human history has experienced," said voice actor and Colorado College alumnus Dee Bradley Baker during the school's May 17 commencement address.

• "Now artificial intelligence is ramping up to rewrite the rules of what human beings do and why," Baker said.
• No audible pushback could be heard on a recording of the event.

At the Air Force Academy's graduation, Vice President Vance joked about the booing trend, saying, "You can't boo me, I'm the vice president of the United States."

• "Your fellow Americans are understandably worried about AI, about how it will affect the labor market, how it will distribute resources and how it has fundamentally changed how we interact with one another, our social lives."
• "But the thing I worry about most with AI is how it will change warfare."

Vance drew cheers and applause when he discussed the need for human decision-making in warfare.

• "If the warfare of the future is to live up to the moral values of our ancestors, decisions over life and death must be made by humans and not machines," Vance said at the May 28 event.
• "Use technology to make you better, but never submit to it."

Between the lines: Commencement speakers at UCCS and Pikes Peak State College didn't appear to mention AI, per ceremony transcripts.