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Google Links Classroom Search Access to AI Availability

Google announced a new suite of AI products for educational settings while clarifying that students cannot use Google Search without also having access to the company's artificial intelligence tools. The tech giant stated that schools will have the ability to restrict AI use, but blocking these features will simultaneously disable access to the search engine.

Referenced News Coverage (2 sources)

Students using Google search in classroom accounts will need access to AI tools, the company says (The Independent UK)
Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence (The Guardian)