Google shut off Ai tools for K-12 students

(CNN)– Google has announced it will block artificial intelligence tools for any school districts that don’t want it their classrooms, but the tech giant said it would also turn off Google’s search engine for those schools.

Google’s low cost Chromebooks and its suite of education apps are popular in U.S. classrooms right now.

Google has recently been marketing its Gemini chat bot as a beneficial or educational tool, which can help educators plan lessons or even tutor students.

A new student version of Gemini Guided Learning is supposed to make it more difficult for students to cheat on school assignments.