Google Clarifies K-12 AI Controls After School Search Backlash
Google said K-12 administrators can enable Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Google Search individually, with the services off by default under a policy expected early next year. The company also launched Guided Learning in Google Classroom globally and plans a later U.S. Search pilot, but schools seeking Search cannot exclude its integrated AI features, leaving a central concern unresolved. Google reported that students using Guided Learning in a University of Tokyo randomized trial improved test scores by 8.1 percentage points, compared with 5.3 points for those using general web tools.
The clarification gives schools more control over AI services while highlighting Google's continued position that Search cannot be separated from its AI features.
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面對美國大型學區陸續限制學生使用生成式AI，Google周二（11/3）宣布，將引導式學習（Guided Learning）功能整合至Google搜尋與Google Classroom，試圖以不同於直接提供答案的AI教學方式，爭取教育界接受。同時，Google將讓學校自行決定是否開放相關服務，但由於學校無法選擇只使用不含AI功能的傳統Google搜尋，也引發拒絕AI就無法使用Google搜尋的爭議。
隨著生成式AI在校園日益普及，美國部分大型學區開始限制學生使用AI，以避免學生過度依賴AI完成作業，影響獨立思考及學習能力。其中，紐約市政府在9月2日宣布，2026至2027學年將禁止學前教育至8年級學生使用生成式AI工具，為期一年，影響近60萬名公立學校學生。高中生則僅能在教師監督下，試用經過審查的AI工具。
紐約市長Zohran Mamdani表示，教育應該重視教師指導、人際互動及學生獨立解決問題的能力，而非將AI視為教育發展的必然方向。
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