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Google says schools can switch off Gemini and keep search, but search with AI in it stays part of the AI package
If your child's school uses Google accounts, the school now has to choose whether to turn Google's AI on, and search counts as AI.
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Caregiver apps such as Caring Village now include an AI assistant, and WIRED says that may not be enough for families
WIRED· 7 NovWIRED reports that apps for family caregivers are adding AI. It cites AARP's estimate that 63 million Americans cared for adults or children with a medical condition or disability in 2025, spending up to 27 hours a week. Caring Village has an AI assistant called Julia that answers caregiving questions, Medisafe tracks medicines and checks interactions, and Mejo builds a one-page medical summary.
- If you are a caregiver, try one app on a single task, such as medicine reminders, before you enter a full medical history.
- Check the app's privacy policy for who can see your loved one's health details before you add them, and share them only with people who need them.
Source: WIRED. This is our short summary of their reporting. The paragraphs marked "Our read" and the things to do are SeedFoundry's opinion. The summary is drafted with AI tools. Image: Caring Village, from its own announcement. How we source and credit
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