AMD chief Dr. Lisa Su tells MIT graduates, ‘Technology itself does not decide what the future looks like. People do’
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su delivered a commencement address to MIT’s graduating class of 2026, addressing the challenges facing new graduates entering a job market increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Su emphasized that despite AI’s growing prominence in the workplace, “technology itself does not decide what the future looks like. People do.”
In her remarks, Su highlighted critical limitations of artificial intelligence, noting that AI “cannot make the hard judgment calls with imperfect information” and “cannot take responsibility for the outcome.” This nuanced perspective resonates particularly strongly for the Class of 2026, entering a job market facing significant disruption and uncertainty due to AI adoption across industries.
Su’s speech stood out among this year’s graduation addresses for engaging substantively with the AI employment question rather than offering tone-deaf platitudes. Her message underscored the continued centrality of human judgment and decision-making in an increasingly automated workplace, emphasizing that graduates’ agency and critical thinking remain essential despite technological transformation.