Google lets schools
skip Gemini, not AI.

Google says schools can keep Search and leave the Gemini app off. But the Search they get will still have AI in it. Even schools can’t switch off AI inside Search. So plan for more of your traffic to pass through it.

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Google says schools won’t have to turn on the Gemini app to keep Search

Google says schools can turn Search on while keeping the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook off, since all three will be off by default for K-12 student accounts. But both Search options planned for school accounts include AI. Google’s education chief said schools that want AI off entirely could choose not to use Search.

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