Parents and teachers decry Google pledge to yank Search if schools block AI: ‘This threat is nothing but extortion’

Google announced that K-12 schools that block its artificial intelligence tools will lose access to Google Search. This policy forces school leaders to choose between adopting classroom AI or replacing their primary search provider. It limits how freely districts can govern new technology without losing core internet services.

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