{
  "id": 17983198,
  "title": "Google promises to stop doing students’ homework for them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-promises-to-stop-doing-students-homework-for-them",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:54:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/03/google-pushes-gemini-guided-learning-amid-ai-backlash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is changing its policies to stop using its AI chatbot Gemini as a default tool for students to complete their homework. Kevin McKee, a research scientist at Google DeepMind's AI for Education research team, explained that by default, AI models are trained to \"do the work for the user.\" However, in education, students need to learn by doing the work themselves to truly understand the material. To address this, Google is rolling out changes that will make Gemini operate in \"Guided Learning\" mode, which walks students through examples and questions instead of simply providing answers. This feature, launched last year, will replace AI overviews when students use Google Search on school accounts. Google is giving schools and teachers more control over AI use and promoting student thinking and learning. However, districts that don't want any AI on school devices will lose access to Google Search. The changes come amidst growing backlash from parents, school districts, and advocates, who argue that AI can pose an \"unacceptable risk\" to students. While Google emphasizes the rigor of the new Guided Learning mode and its efforts to develop it with teacher input, critics remain concerned about the potential for the AI to complete assignments and the lack of control students have to avoid AI assistance on their personal devices.",
  "summary": "Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. It’s one of the biggest problems with AI and education: Students can present a chatbot with any question, from the volume of a cylinder to the causes of the Civil War, and get back fully formed…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}