Parents are protesting Google’s mandatory AI integration in school Chromebooks, fearing it turns children into experimental test subjects and creates harmful digital dependencies.
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CHICAGO—Families joined protests in seven cities nationwide on Wednesday, rallying against what they see as Google’s bid to entrench its AI models in schools, turn kids of all ages into Gemini guinea pigs, and hook them on AI. The backlash follows a Google statement last week, confirming that there will be no way for students to use Google Search without AI. While Google claimed it was giving schools “more choice, not less”—by turning off Search, Gemini, and Gemini Notebook by default—it would not provide an option that allowed Search without AI. For students, the only way to avoid interacting with AI was to remember to add “-ai” to every query, parents worried. In Chicago, many families showed up to protest Google, despite cold, rainy weather. Waving signs, dozens of protesters marched up to Google’s downtown office as workers seemed to be leaving for the day, shouting chants like “Hey Google, nice try, we don’t want your Gemini” and “Hey, Google, leave our kids alone!”Read full article Comments
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