Google tells US K–12 schools: If you want to turn off AI, you’ll have to turn off Search too.
Google announced this week that, starting next year, AI tools will be off by default on student accounts, with schools deciding whether to turn them on—but Search counts as AI too.
After getting criticized that day, Google clarified that schools can turn on Search by itself. But the AI summary at the top of search results still can’t be turned off, just like in the version we usually use.
There are about 50 million Chromebooks in US schools. 【The search box is AI’s most reliable entry point】, and Google won’t let schools turn it off.
DuckDuckGo’s CEO seized the opportunity to post a tutorial on X showing schools how to change their default search engine.
Should AI summaries have an off switch, or is it fine to leave them on by default?
#Google $GOOGL
Google announced this week that, starting next year, AI tools will be off by default on student accounts, with schools deciding whether to turn them on—but Search counts as AI too.
After getting criticized that day, Google clarified that schools can turn on Search by itself. But the AI summary at the top of search results still can’t be turned off, just like in the version we usually use.
There are about 50 million Chromebooks in US schools. 【The search box is AI’s most reliable entry point】, and Google won’t let schools turn it off.
DuckDuckGo’s CEO seized the opportunity to post a tutorial on X showing schools how to change their default search engine.
Should AI summaries have an off switch, or is it fine to leave them on by default?
#Google $GOOGL
