Google says schools that reject AI can lose Search, then answers the backlash: Search can stay on with AI Overviews

CNBC reports that Google is bringing AI into its Classroom offering with a product called Guided Learning. The New York Times reported that the company will turn off Search for schools that reject AI entirely. Senator Bernie Sanders called it extortion and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Google is using its monopoly power to force AI into public schools. Google replied on X that Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Search are off by default and that schools are in control.

• If you are a parent, ask your child's school which Google tools are switched on, and whether the school has chosen to allow or block AI answers in Search.
• If you work at a school, check the admin settings for Search, Gemini and Guided Learning before the new policy reaches your accounts, and write down who decided each setting.

Source: CNBC. 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: Google, from its own announcement. How we source and credit