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Your questions: Students using Google search in classroom accounts will need access to AI tools, the company says
Compiled Nov 3
Will schools choose to keep AI tools off even if it means losing search access?
Students using Google software in school will not be allowed to use Google search unless their school system also provides them access to AI tools, per Google's Tuesday announcement.
How will this policy affect students in districts like New York City and Los Angeles that have already banned generative AI?
New York City and Los Angeles have issued temporary bans on generative AI tools in elementary and middle schools while they assess safety and develop policies.
What privacy-protective search alternatives might schools adopt instead of Google?
Students using Google software in school will not be allowed to use Google search unless their school system also provides them access to AI tools, per Google's Tuesday announcement.
Will Google respond further to the criticism from Lina Khan and children's advocacy groups?
Former FTC chair Lina Khan and children's advocacy group Fairplay criticized Google's move as coercive.