{
  "id": 17995172,
  "title": "Google says students in schools that ban AI won't have access to Search",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-says-students-in-schools-that-ban-ai-wont-have-access-to-search",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Engadget",
    "slug": "engadget",
    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2305432/google-says-that-students-in-schools-that-ban-ai-wont-have-access-to-search/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has issued a directive to schools regarding the use of AI features in its products, particularly Search. In a recent blog post, the tech giant stated that students in schools that ban AI will no longer have access to Search. This comes after Google rolled out AI features in its Classroom learning platform earlier this summer, which sparked criticism from educators. Google's vice president and general manager for education, Chris Phillips, emphasized that educators should have control over AI usage in schools. Access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search will be completely disabled for K-12 student accounts until administrators explicitly enable these features. The company plans to introduce these updated controls in the coming months. Google's new approach aims to give educators more control over AI usage while also introducing a tool called Guided Learning. This feature breaks down problems into step-by-step explanations and offers interactive elements like quizzes, which Google claims can help prevent cheating. Guided Learning will initially be tested in select schools in the US before a wider rollout.",
  "summary": "This is another example of how closely Google Search is tied to the company's AI products.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Google plans to make it easier to restrict its AI tools for students early next year but says schools that block AI entirely will lose student access to Search (New York Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-plans-to-make-it-easier-to-restrict-its-ai-tools-for-students",
        "published": "2026-11-03T15:45:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry says ChatGPT has hit 1.2B WAUs, adding 200M over the past two months, and its search volume is ~20% of Google's (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/chatgpt-consumer-product-lead-adam-fry-says-chatgpt-has-hit-1-2b-waus",
        "published": "2026-11-03T15:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Futurism",
        "title": "Google Announces It’s Shutting Off Search Engine Access for Schools That Ban AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-announces-its-shutting-off-search-engine-access-for-schools",
        "published": "2026-11-03T16:07:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Google Will Cut Off Search Engine Access To Schools Banning Generative AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-will-cut-off-search-engine-access-to-schools-banning",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:47:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}