Students Are Using AI to Write Their Graduation Speeches — And the Internet Has Officially Split In Two
The internet is absolutely losing it over a viral new trend sweeping high schools and colleges: students using ChatGPT and other AI tools to write their entire graduation speeches. Some TikTok users are proudly showing off their AI-generated valedictorian addresses, while parents, teachers, and alumni are calling it the biggest disrespect to the entire graduation ceremony itself.
It all started when a student posted a video of herself reading an AI-written speech, captioning it "when ChatGPT saves you the anxiety of writing your own graduation address." Within hours, the clip racked up millions of views, sparking a firestorm of debate. Supporters argue that public speaking is terrifying and AI just helps anxious students express themselves. Critics, however, are furious, claiming this cheapens the entire meaning of the graduation milestone and robs the ceremony of authenticity.
But wait — the plot thickens. Some users are now demanding that schools run graduation speeches through AI detectors before letting students take the podium. Others are joking that soon, the robots themselves will be giving the commencement addresses. The divide is real, and it’s getting ugly. Whether you think this is genius or a disgrace, one thing is clear: the graduation speech will never be the same again.