For 3 years, demands to halt AI in schools… Chicago parents urge blocking search AI

Parents and students rallied outside Google’s Chicago office on June 11, demanding that Chicago Public Schools block generative AI features on school-issued Chromebooks, with organizers Illinois Families for Public Schools calling for a three-year moratorium on generative AI use and new student safety and privacy policies. The central dispute is whether students can keep using Google Search while disabling only its embedded AI features. Ars Technica reported protests in seven U.S. cities, and estimated the Chicago crowd at up to about 60 people, while Chalkbeat put attendance at roughly 30. The push matters because it tests whether districts can separate core search tools from bundled AI features in Google’s education stack. What to watch next is whether CPS adopts the three-year pause and whether Google offers a search-only AI toggle for school devices.