Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot
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Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav CHICAGO—Families joined protests in seven cities nationwide on Wednesday, rallying against what they see as Google’s bid to entrench its AI models in schools, turn kids of all ages into Gemini guinea pigs, and hook them on AI. The backlash follows a Google statement last week, confirming that there will be no way for students to use Google Search without AI. While Google claimed it was giving schools “more choice, not less”—by turning off Search, Gemini, and Gemini Notebook by default—it would not provide an option that allowed Search without AI. For students, the only way to avoid interacting with AI was to remember to add “-ai” to every query, parents worried.
Positives
- Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav CHICAGO—Families joined protests in seven cities nationwide on Wednesday, rallying against what they see as Google’s bid to entrench its AI models in schools, turn kids of all ages into Gemini guinea pigs, and hook them on AI.
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