Google Will Disable Search for Schools That Reject Its AI Features
Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI
What happened
Google will turn off Search, Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom for K-12 student accounts unless school administrators explicitly enable them. Google says administrators cannot disable Gemini-powered features without also disabling Search. The company will begin testing Guided Learning in Search’s AI Overviews at select US schools this month.
Why it matters
The policy ties schools’ ability to disable Google’s AI features to their access to Search, while Guided Learning is set for testing in select US schools this month.
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