Google 宣布明年起学校可关闭 AI 工具，但全面禁用将无法使用搜索
Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
- 1Google 宣布明年起 K-12 学生的 AI 工具默认关闭，除非校方管理员显式开启
- 2AI 功能与 Google Search 已深度整合，学校全面禁用 AI 将同时失去搜索
- 3Google 称决定源自与学校、教师、研究者和政策制定者的磋商，细节将在未来数月公布
- 4Google 同步在学校推出 Guided Learning，定位类似 AI 导师，引导深度理解而非直接给答案
Google 把 AI 与搜索捆绑成不可拆分的一体，退出 AI 的成本从拨动设置开关变成了放弃核心基础设施。
- 影响：使用 Google 教育套件的学校要在搜索与 AI 之间整体取舍，保留搜索就得接受 AI 功能；AI 启用从默认变为管理员主动开启；该决定也凸显 Google 借套件与 Chromebook 对教育场景的影响力。
- 参考：可考虑先盘点所用 Google 套件中默认开启的 AI 功能，逐项决定保留或关闭；教育相关业务的企业值得研究校方管理员对 AI 开关和过渡期说明的实际诉求。
- 依据：默认关闭与搜索捆绑均为 Google 官方公告口径，教育副总裁 Chris Phillips 称搜索与 AI 深度整合；文中未引用学校或教师侧的独立反馈。
Google announced on Tuesday that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. The tech giant says the change follows consultations with schools, teachers, leading researchers, and policymakers. As a result, Google is revising its approach across Gemini, NotebookLM, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search.
The decision means that schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.
Chris Phillips, vice president for education at Google, told The New York Times that “Search and AI are deeply integrated,” which means that if a school chooses to restrict AI altogether, students “will not have access to search, and they’ll see a message from their school that indicates it’s not available.”
The change raises an issue for schools. Although teachers may not want students to use AI Overviews in Google Search to conduct research or complete assignments, they likely still want them to be able to have access to the search engine to find sources and other learning materials.
However, Google Search and its AI features are now inseparable. Given the dominance of Google’s suite of apps in classrooms and the widespread use of Chromebooks, the decision underscores the company’s influence over the education sector. Schools that want to continue to have access to Google Search will have to accept its AI features.
“We’ll share more specifics with schools in the coming months ahead of the changes rolling out so they have time to prepare and enable a smooth transition,” Phillips wrote in a blog post. “Our goal is simple: provide school leaders the control and confidence to use AI products in classrooms as they see fit.”
Google announced the upcoming change alongside the launch of Guided Learning in schools. The tool, which was unveiled earlier this year, sort of functions like an AI tutor, as it’s designed to help users build a deep understanding instead of just getting answers. The launch comes amid concerns that AI chatbots undermine the learning process because they spit out direct answers.
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