“SNL” alum Rachel Dratch channels Debbie Downer to blast AI in commencement speech: 'Congrats to all on your mandatory gap years' (opens original article in a new tab)

Rachel Dratch used her SNL character Debbie Downer to humorously critique AI's impact on jobs during a Dartmouth commencement speech, mentioning 'mandatory gap years' and unconventional majors like foraging and hand-to-hand combat. She isn't the first speaker to criticize AI.

• Rachel Dratch reprised her SNL character Debbie Downer during a commencement speech at Dartmouth
• Dratch humorously criticized AI's impact on future job markets and mentioned 'mandatory gap years' for graduates
• Dratch also mentioned that useful majors now include foraging and hand-to-hand combat due to data center construction and water wars
• Dratch isn't the first commencement speaker to criticize AI, following figures like Eric Schmidt and Scott Borchetta