Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI
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Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times . The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search "will be entirely off" fo
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Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times .
The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search "will be entirely off" for K-12 student accounts unless "administrators explicitly turn them on." Administrators will not be given the option to toggle Gemini-powered features off without disabling Search, however.
Chris Phillips, Google's vice president of education, told the NYT , "Search and AI are deeply integrated," adding that schools that disable … Read the full story at The Verge.
This summary comes from Sonos adds new Presets and prepares for the 27voice AI beta. Read the full article at the original source.
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