GoKawiilGoogle's school AI policy ties Search access to AI tool adoption, drawing parent backlash
Google last week introduced new AI tools for classrooms along with controls letting schools restrict student use of them, but said schools that block its AI tools would also lose access to Google Search. Parents and teachers interviewed by The Guardian criticized the policy, citing worries about AI's effect on critical thinking and Google's influence over education, with some urging schools to switch to alternative search engines like DuckDuckGo.