Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable
Summary
Google says schools can disable Gemini apps while keeping Google Search available to students. But schools cannot use Google Search without its AI features: they must either enable the standard AI tools or Guided Learning, or turn search off.Key Facts
- Google’s new policy requires schools to choose which AI products to enable for logged-in student accounts.
- Schools can block Gemini apps and keep Search active.
- Google Search’s AI features include AI Overviews and AI Mode.
- Schools that enable Search must choose standard AI features or Guided Learning, which Google says is designed to give answers less readily.
- Schools that want to block all Google AI can also turn off Search for student accounts.
- Google says its policy has not changed since it announced it.
- Google does not offer schools a way to use its web search without AI features.
- The article says a court ruling in the U.S. Justice Department’s search antitrust case could affect Google’s search practices, but the text ends before explaining how.
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