Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
Google says schools using its education products will have AI tools disabled by default, with administrators able to manually enable them in updates rolling out in the coming months. The affected products are Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search, and there is no picking and choosing: schools that block AI must give up search as well.
Why it mattersThe article explains that Google's AI toggle in education products is bundled with search, giving readers a clearer view of the dilemma schools face.
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While Google is trying to move beyond Chromebooks, the ubiquity of these devices has made the company's education products huge in schools. Now, Google says it will let educators choose whether to allow its AI tools in the classroom. However, blocking AI tools also means giving up search, leaving schools with a difficult decision.
Google's new overarching approach to AI in K-12 classrooms sounds good on the surface. After consulting educators, researchers, and lawmakers, Google has decided that schools using its education products will be opted out of AI tools by default. It will be up to administrators to manually enable them when these changes roll out in the coming months.
When you look at what Google considers to be an AI tool, the nature of the Faustian bargain becomes clear. The affected products are Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search. There's no picking and choosing—you either allow all the AI or none of it.
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