Google Says Schools Can’t Use Search Without Ai
Google might stop being a verb used in schools striving to be AI-free. The tech giant won’t let schools use its search engine without AI features like AI Overviews, telling the New York Times yesterday that AI is “deeply integrated” into Google Search.
What else is new? Google is also disabling AI tools in student accounts until educators turn them on, reversing a recent change that made them available by default.
The Search clarification puts school districts that are determined to minimize AI use in the classroom—including the nation’s two largest, New York and Los Angeles—in a pickle they can’t Google their way out of. Critics like former FTC chair Lina Khan accused Google of abusing its market power to force AI into classrooms. But Google said it’s giving schools “more choice, not less” by letting them choose which AI tools students can use.
Google pitches school-friendly AI
The company said it’s rolling out Guided Learning, a tutor-like mode for its AI features that prompts students to think through problems rather than spitting out final answers. It plans to allow schools to limit students’ AI access only to Guided Learning versions of tools like Gemini and Google Search.
Big picture: The adjustments come as parents, educators, and lawmakers worry AI degrades learning and threatens youth mental health.—SK
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