India, May 17 -- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced significant booing from students during the University of Arizona's graduation ceremony on Saturday. This reaction stemmed from criticism regarding his appointment as the commencement speaker, particularly in light of sexual abuse allegations involving his much younger former girlfriend.

The 71-year-old tech billionaire was addressing topics related to artificial intelligence and automation when students began to jeer at him, as reported by Business Insider.

However, he anticipated a negative response during his speech, due to the allegations of rape and sexual harassment brought forth in a lawsuit by his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Ritter, NY Post reported.

On Friday night, various lef...