A Florida real estate bigwig faced mockery and boos for proclaiming “artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution” during her commencement speech at the University of Central Florida last week. Gloria Caulfield, the Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Orlando-based Tavistock Development Company, made the highly ridiculed remark in front of communication and media graduates at the university’s Addition Financial Arena Friday night. “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution,” Caulfield said as a loud chorus of boos rained down on her. Gloria Caulfield delivers her speech during a commencement ceremony at UCF on May 8, 2026. Storyful Caulfield was left confounded by the crowd’s response and backed from the podium to ask other educators on stage, “What happened? “Ok, I struck a chord. May I finish?” Caulfield asked the crowd as murmurs continued to fill the arena.…