For college commencement speakers this year, mentioning how artificial intelligence is changing the job market or the world in general has been a surefire way to get booed. So when Google CEO Sundar Pichai took Stanford University's graduation stage Sunday morning as the keynote speaker,

Some students were protesting against the company's controversial work with the US government on artificial intelligence.

Stanford students walked out of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech and joined a separate “People’s Commencement” in protest of Google’s ties to Israel.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave a graduation speech filled with optimism, but scores of Stanford students protested his presence and his company’s actions.

A group of graduates walked out of Stanford University’s commencement ceremony Sunday moments after Google CEO Sundar Pichai began delivering his keynote address. Videos circulating on social media showed more than 100 students leaving their seats at Stanford Stadium while chanting,

Sundar Pichai went out of his way to avoid mentioning AI. It wasn’t enough to stop Stanford’s student protesters.

Around 200 Stanford University students walked out of their commencement ceremony in protest of Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his company's Israeli ties.

Video filmed by the BBC showed dozens of people walking out, some carrying signs expressing concern about the company's controversial work with the US government.