Google to cut off Search for schools that don't enable its AI
Google announced it will turn off its AI products, branded Gemini, by default for students in schools that use its education software. According to the company, schools that do not enable Gemini will also lose access to Google Search for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly turn it on. The decision follows criticism from parent advocacy groups and senators over the spread of Google's AI in classrooms. Education groups described the move as pressure to adopt its products.
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- Google will disable Gemini by default on student accounts in schools that use its education software.
- Schools that do not enable Gemini will also lose Google Search access for K-12 students.
- Google's vice president and general manager of education, Chris Phillips, said access will stay off until administrators turn it on.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by NBC News. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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