Google adjusts account settings for US K-12 schools: either enable AI search or completely disable search

Google announces adjustments to service permissions for US K-12 schools, requiring school administrators to manually enable search functionality while also enabling AI features, or else completely disable search. Accounts for students from kindergarten to 12th grade have Google Search, the Gemini chatbot, etc. disabled by default. Schools must choose one option. Google plans to introduce a 'guided learning' mode to gradually guide students in thinking and problem-solving.