Google Defaults K-12 AI Tools Off, Integrates AI into Search

Google has updated its AI access for K-12 student accounts, setting Gemini chatbot, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Google Classroom to off by default, requiring administrators to enable them. Notably, Google Search, which will now include AI features, will also be off by default, forcing schools to choose between providing students with Google Search (with embedded AI) or no Google Search. This decision follows growing parental and district resistance to AI in schools.