Google to keep Search and Gemini off for students unless administrators explicitly enable them
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Schools will get an explicit choice about enabling SI tools, but that choice will also affect familiar Search; a new mode will help students reason instead of simply giving them answers.
The new rules will affect K–12 student accounts: Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search will be entirely off until a school administrator activates them. Schools cannot disable SI features separately while keeping Search: Google says Search and SI are deeply integrated. The company argues that this gives schools more control; Senator Bernie Sanders and other local politicians criticized the choice. At the same time, Guided Learning has become globally available in Classroom, and a pilot in Search will begin at several US schools in November: instead of providing a ready answer, the system will ask guiding questions and lead the student through the steps.
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