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Google plans to make it easier for schools to restrict its AI tools for students early next year, The New York Times reports. But schools that block AI entirely will also lose student access to Google Search, the paper says.

That makes the choice bigger than whether pupils can use an AI tool: schools may have to weigh restrictions against access to a widely used search service. The practical details of how the controls will work remain unclear.

Discuss: Should schools be able to block AI tools without risking access to Search, or is bundling them a fair condition of using Google’s services?

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