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00:02Google is facing political backlash over its new artificial intelligence policy for schools,
00:08according to CNBC. The New York Times reported that Google will disable search for schools
00:13that reject AI entirely. New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders
00:19accused the company of using its market power to force AI into classrooms.
00:25Google said its new policy gives schools more control over how students use AI.
00:30With its Gemini chatbot, Gemini notebook, and search turned off by default until schools
00:36choose to enable them. The tech giant did not directly address whether schools must use AI
00:41to access search. Its vice president for education, Chris Phillips, told the New York Times that the
00:47two are deeply integrated. Last month, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley launched an
00:54inquiry into Google's push to bring AI into classrooms.
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