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OSU commencement speaker Chris Pan was drinking ayahuasca when he wrote a cringe-worthy speech
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Published May 7, 2024, 9:57 pm ET
College graduates didn’t like this hallucinogen-fueled speech.
The Ohio State University commencement speaker gave a cringe-worthy speech to graduates on Sunday that included selling Bitcoin to a round of boos and leading the crowd in two strange, off-key songs — thanks in part to “the help of AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence).”
Social entrepreneur, investor and alumnus Chris Pan gave more than 12,000 students and their families and friends a speech as unusual as it was memorable – which he later admitted was written with the help of a psychedelic.
Commencement speaker Chris Pan, founder of MyIntent, gave graduates an unforgettable speech on Sunday. Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK
The roughly 17-minute speech started out rather mundane until he encouraged the graduates to stand.
“I would like to start by moving our energy, getting it flowing,” said Pan, who graduated from OSU in 1999. “So if you can, please stand up and follow my movement.”
Pan then led the audience in singing part of the 1993 song “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes, with school leaders and teachers behind him swaying and waving their arms.
Afterward, he led the graduates through a breathing exercise that is used by Navy SEALs to stay calm in stressful situations — perhaps to prepare them for some of the grim financial situations they may soon face in the real world.
It was a perfect transition for Pan to talk about cryptocurrency.
“So I know this may seem polarizing, but I encourage you to keep an open mind right now. I see Bitcoin as a very misunderstood asset class,” Pan said, prompting a chorus of boos.
More than 12,000 OSU students graduated on Sunday. Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK
Pan attempted to deal with notable jeers before pulling off a magic trick with the help of OSU President Walter E. Carter Jr.
The 64-year-old’s big wig exploded into some coins in a little black purse that Pan turned into Bitcoin.
“I learned the magic trick last week just so I could have this moment,” Pan admitted happily. “Thank you for that.”
He later promised free bracelets to everyone in the crowd “as an apology for listening to me talk about Bitcoin.”
Later, Pan led the Class of 2024 in another musical number, “This Little Light of Mine,” after talking about how young adults can heal divisions in the world.
Some of the strangeness in Pan’s speech may have been attributed to what he used to help him write it.
The speech was full of strange moments, including a reference to Bitcoin. Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK
Pan said in a LinkedIn post cited by the Columbus Dispatch which before Sunday he wrote while taking ayahuasca, which is a plant-based psychedelic from South America, according to the Australia-based Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
“I received help from AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence) this week to write my commencement speech to 60,000 graduates and families at Ohio State University next Sunday,” he wrote in the post. “We are in challenging times – we wanted something more sincere. (I tried chatGPT, but it wasn’t that good).”
Pan graduated from Ohio State in 1999 and earned her master’s degree from Harvard Business School. He is the founder of MyIntent.org, whose mission is to facilitate “meaningful conversations and positive energy,” according to his LinkedIn.
It also sells custom jewelry, although on its website it says, “We are not a jewelry company – we are a service project.”
An Ohio State spokesperson declined to comment on the Bitcoin reference when contacted by WCMH, but made it clear that the university does not approve speakers’ speeches before the ceremony.
In a press release about the school’s commencement address, she avoided the more bizarre moments with the headline: “Ohio State alumnus Chris Pan encouraged graduates to focus on making a difference.”
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