Kagi slams Google for bundling Search with AI tools in K-12 schools
vladquant · x · 2026-11-05
Google will turn off AI tools by default for K-12 Workspace for Education accounts in early 2027 — but Search gets switched off too, since "Search and AI are deeply integrated." After backlash, Google allowed Search alone, yet it still can't run without AI Overviews. Kagi's open letter calls this holding education for ransom: learning lives in the struggle before the answer clicks, and a search engine that only arrives with AI attached offers no real choice.
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