Google Says Students In Schools That Ban AI Won't Have Access To Search
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Google will disable access to Search, Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 student accounts unless school administrators explicitly enable the products, VP and GM for Education Chris Phillips said in a Tuesday blog post. The company clarified to Engadget that administrators can turn the products on individually rather than as an all-or-nothing bundle, with the updated controls rolling out over the coming months. The move walks back an August change that enabled certain AI features by default in Google Classroom, which drew backlash from educators. Google has spent tens of billions of dollars on AI and is under pressure to grow adoption, making school accounts a key funnel for Gemini usage. Watch whether districts opt in product-by-product and how rivals such as Microsoft and OpenAI position similar education controls.
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