Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot backlash
Families confront Google after teen’s lawsuit labels Gemini a “suicide coach.”
Families across the United States gathered in protest on Wednesday, objecting to Google's plan to integrate its AI models into educational settings. The opposition stems from concerns that students would become unwitting participants in AI experiments and potential over-reliance on AI technology. Google's announcement last week that students would be unable to use regular Search without AI was met with backlash, as the company claimed it was offering schools more options, not fewer, by default disabling Gemini and Gemini Notebook.
However, students would face AI interaction unless they appended “-ai” to each query. In Chicago, protesters braved cold, rainy conditions to march towards Google's downtown office, holding signs that read "Hey Google, nice try, we don’t want your Gemini" and "Hey, Google, leave our kids alone!"
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