{"id":496,"date":"2026-05-19T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:33:10","slug":"ai-system-fails-during-glendale-community-college-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"AI system fails during Glendale Community College graduation ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p><b>GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 An AI system used to read graduate names at Glendale Community College\u2019s commencement ceremony malfunctioned, leaving students and families frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=494\">\u2018No rate hikes\u2019: APS customers protest proposed bill increase at hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The names being read during GCC\u2019s commencement didn\u2019t appear to match who was walking across the stage. Then the names at the bottom of the screen stopped changing. The ceremony was paused at least twice. <\/p>\n<p>Grace Reimer said she was proud to be there in the moment. It was only after she crossed the stage and returned to her seat that she realized something was off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also didn\u2019t hear a lot of cheering, and I know my family is a pretty loud family,\u201d Reimer said.<\/p>\n<p>Several minutes later, she finally heard her name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. That\u2019s not right. And it definitely made me feel uneasy,\u201d Reimer said.<\/p>\n<p>GCC President Tiffany Hernandez tried to explain what was going on during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s what happening. We\u2019re using a new AI system as our reader,\u201d Hernandez said to boos from the audience. \u201cYep, yep. So that is a lesson learned for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The explanation didn\u2019t sit well with Reimer and several other students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t feel sincere and it kinda felt like they didn\u2019t care,\u201d Reimer said.<\/p>\n<p>In response to questions, GCC sent the following statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDuring one of our commencement ceremonies, there was a technical issue that impacted the reading of some graduate names.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=492\">Robber fires shot inside Phoenix bank before I-17 takedown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the issue was corrected during the ceremony, we are sorry for the disruption it caused during what should have been a celebratory moment for our graduates and their families. We have also communicated directly with graduates to apologize for the experience.<\/p>\n<p>We are incredibly proud of all our graduates and are taking steps to ensure an issue like this does not occur again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer><cite>Glendale Community College<\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI would have liked a little more thought to have gone into it rather than pushing something as simple as reading some names off to an AI device,\u201d Reimer said.<\/p>\n<p><i>See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <\/i><i>Please click here to report it<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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