Google warns that turning off AI in New York City schools would also shut down its search engine
Google warned that it cannot separate its search engine from artificial intelligence, so disabling AI in New York City schools would also leave students without search. The city school system has 1.3 million Chromebooks, about 500,000 of them assigned to students. Education officials said they are still assessing the impact of the new policy, which would take effect early next year, while parents and lawmakers question the move.
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- Google says search and AI are "deeply integrated," so turning off AI would also turn off the search engine.
- The New York City school system has 1.3 million Chromebooks; about 500,000 are assigned to students.
- Education officials disabled Gemini and AI Mode on student devices and asked for AI Overview to be disabled.
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