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Google says schools that ban AI can turn Search back on with AI Overviews

After criticism from elected officials, Google said schools that block its AI can restore student Search by allowing AI Overviews.

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Google says schools that block its AI tools can get Search back for students by turning on AI Overviews, CNBC reports. The company responded after elected officials criticized its plan to switch off Search in schools that ban AI.

CBS News reports that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other critics accuse Google of trying to pressure U.S. schools into using AI.

Google announced the policy on Tuesday as part of an education update, and told The New York Times about it. The update adds new AI products for classrooms and gives schools and teachers more ways to limit AI use. Google said schools should control whether students use AI in class.

The Verge reports that Google's update says Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Search will all be off for K-12 student accounts that opt out. NBC News reports that AI products will be off by default for students in schools that use Google's education software.

The Guardian reads the policy as an acknowledgment that Search cannot be used without AI.

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  1. The New York TimesGoogle Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.Tue, Nov 3, 9:01 AM EST
  2. The VergeGoogle is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AITue, Nov 3, 12:00 PM EST
  3. Ars TechnicaGoogle will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, tooTue, Nov 3, 12:54 PM EST
  4. NBC NewsGoogle to shut off search for schools that opt-out of AITue, Nov 3, 1:32 PM EST
  5. The GuardianGoogle says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligenceTue, Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST
  6. CBS NewsGoogle to end search access for schools that block its AI toolsTue, Nov 3, 4:03 PM EST
  7. CNBCGoogle responds to political backlash over removing search from schools that ban AITue, Nov 3, 7:10 PM EST

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Earlier versions (1)
  1. Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM EST, 6 outlets: Google will cut off Search for students in schools that block its AI