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Google to fully disable Search in K-12 schools that reject AI features

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Google announced that K-12 student accounts will lose access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search unless administrators explicitly enable them. Administrators cannot disable Gemini-powered features without also disabling Search, as Google states Search and AI are deeply integrated.

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

    Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times . The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search "will be entirely off" for K-12 student accounts unless "administrators explicitly turn them on." Administrators will not be given the option to toggle Gemini-powered features off without disabling Search, however. Chris Phillips, Google's vice president of education, told the NYT , "Search and AI are deeply integrated," adding that schools that disable … Read the full story at The Verge.

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