[PaulHoule]

I think in this case the speaker was talking about a "solution" which the students perceived as a "problem"

[DavidPiper]

Slightly facetiously, but also completely seriously: I thought the speaker was talking about a "solution" that explicitly frames the students as the "problem" - and the students noticed.

[chadgpt3]

I think the speaker was talking about a "problem" which the speaker perceived as a "solution"

[smallmancontrov]

Yes, and the audience noticed that his solution was a solution to the problem of "how do I multiply my $40B net worth" and not the problem of "AI blasted the job market how do I pay rent?"