A plan to use artificial intelligence to read off the names of graduates at Washington-Liberty High School received pushback at last week’s School Board meeting.
June Prakash used the Board’s public-comment period to decry a partnership with a company that uses AI to correctly pronounce students’ names and read them off at a consistent rhythm during graduation ceremonies.
Prakash said there was nothing wrong with the way the school has done things for the past 99 years — using faculty and staff members to read off the names of their students as they cross the stage to receive diplomas…