Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence
Summary
Google says schools that disable its AI products for K–12 student accounts will also block those students from using Google Search, because AI is integrated into Search. The company announced new school AI tools and controls, including Guided Learning, which aims to guide students through problems rather than provide answers directly.Key Facts
- Google said access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search will be off for K–12 student accounts until school administrators enable them.
- Google Vice-President for Education Chris Phillips told the New York Times that schools blocking AI would also block students’ access to Search.
- Google plans to integrate Guided Learning, an AI study tool, into Google Search.
- Google described Guided Learning as a tool that prompts students to think through problems instead of giving them answers directly.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently imposed a one-year moratorium on generative AI tools in city schools through eighth grade.
- Mamdani and former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan criticized Google’s policy as using its search dominance to push AI adoption in schools.
- Google offers widely used school products including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Chromebooks.
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