Google turns off AI tools by default for school pupils

Punch Nigeria · Tosin Oyediran · 2026-11-04 20:34 UTC

Google will disable its AI tools, including Gemini and AI in Search, by default for K-12 students worldwide, requiring school administrators to opt-in.

Google has announced plans to switch off its artificial intelligence tools by default for schoolchildren, following criticism over its introduction of AI features to students while schools are still debating how the technology should be used in classrooms.

Under the changes announced in a blog post on Tuesday, Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and AI features in Google Search will be disabled for K-12 student accounts until school administrators choose to activate them.

Google told AFP that the new controls would be rolled out worldwide, beginning in the United States, although it had yet to set a date for the implementation.

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