Families protest in 7 US cities over Google's inability to offer AI-free Search on school Chromebooks
Ars Technica AI · rss · 2026-11-13
Families rallied in seven US cities, including Chicago, against Google embedding Gemini AI into school-issued Chromebooks.
The trigger: Google confirmed last week students cannot use Google Search without AI. Despite claiming schools get "more choice" via defaults-off Search/Gemini/Notebook, Google offers no AI-free Search option — parents say the only workaround is appending "-ai" to every query.
Dozens marched to Google's Chicago office chanting "Hey Google, leave our kids alone!"
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