Google to disable AI tools by default for school students
Google will disable its artificial intelligence tools by default for students from kindergarten through high school, requiring schools to actively enable them. The change will affect Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search, the company announced in a blog post. Chris Phillips, Google’s vice president of education, told The New York Times that…
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[Claude] Both other reports describe Google's decision to turn off its AI tools by default for students, the same event as Report 1, with no conflicting facts.
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