An AI system malfunctioned while it was being used to read the names of Glendale Community College (GCC) graduates at the school’s commencement ceremony in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday — resulting in the event needing to be paused at least twice to great frustration of graduates and their loved ones.
Students and families were left frustrated after the names being read at GCC’s commencement ceremony didn’t match the graduates walking across the stage, according to a report by AZ Family.
Grace Reimer told the outlet that the incident “definitely made me feel uneasy,” recalling having crossed the stage to retrieve her degree, only to return to her chair and realize something was off.
“I also didn’t hear a lot of cheering, and I know my family is a pretty loud family,” Reimer said.
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She ended up hearing her name called several minutes later.
It turns out that the names of graduates being displayed on
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