Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI

Google is disabling Search in schools that reject its AI features, including Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search, for K-12 student accounts, making administrators choose between the AI features or no Search at all. This decision comes after Google turned on its Gemini AI assistant by default in Google Classroom, amid concerns about the impact of AI on students' learning abilities and lawmakers' inquiries about potential harms. Google is also testing a feature to help students work through problems rather than finding shortcuts with its AI Overviews in Search, starting with select US schools this month.