Schools that want Google Search for students will have to accept its AI too

Google has announced that its AI products will soon be switched off by default for K-12 student accounts. Namely, Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search will be « entirely off » until school administrators explicitly turn them on.

In case you missed it, Google Search is on that list. The company says Search and AI are « deeply integrated », so a school that wants no AI at all for its students also has to give up Search for them. Students in such schools will see a message saying Search isn’t available.

After a wave of criticism, Google clarified that schools can…