[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":14},["ShallowReactive",2],{"artikel-en-berita-google-sekolah-ai-opt-in-3-november-2026":3},{"slug":4,"lang":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"updated":9,"topic":10,"product":9,"cover":11,"readMin":12,"html":13},"berita-google-sekolah-ai-opt-in-3-november-2026","en","Google will lock search away from schools that reject AI","US K-12 schools must manually switch on Google's AI tools, or their students lose Google Search access starting 2027.","2026-11-04",null,"pendidikan","\u002Fimages\u002Fartikel\u002Fberita-google-sekolah-ai-opt-in-3-november-2026.webp",3,"\u003Cp>On November 3, 2026, Google announced that AI tools such as Gemini inside its school software will be switched off by default for K-12 student accounts in the United States. School administrators must turn them on manually. The catch: schools that keep rejecting AI entirely also lose their students' access to Google Search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>1. What changes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Starting in early 2027, AI tools including Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Gemini in Classroom will be off by default on managed student accounts. Administrators have to enable each one in their management console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chris Phillips, Google's vice president and general manager of education, said the change responds to teachers and parents who wanted control over how children use AI. It reverses the August decision, when Google turned AI features on by default inside the Classroom app and upset many school leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>2. The hidden catch\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Because AI is now built into Google's search engine, schools that ban AI outright lose Google Search too. Phillips said students on restricted accounts "will not have access to search, and they'll see a message from their school that indicates it's not available."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setting becomes all or nothing. Los Angeles officials had asked for a compromise: keep standard search while disabling AI Overviews. The new policy closes that option, since AI Mode and AI Overviews always ship alongside search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>3. Guided Learning, the student version\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For schools that enable AI, Google is introducing Guided Learning. When student accounts look up homework topics, search does not give direct answers. Instead it walks students through step-by-step Socratic prompts, for example breaking down physics formulas or outlining book reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Google calls this approach "productive struggle". A pilot inside Search starts at selected US schools this month before expanding to other districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>4. Google's grip on classrooms\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Google dominates K-12 classrooms in the US. Gmail, Docs and Classroom are used nearly everywhere, and Chromebooks are the most widely issued student devices. That position is what makes this decision so consequential: parents and districts cannot easily step outside Google's ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A parent movement against AI and screen time in schools has been growing. Research shows chatbots can hinder critical thinking and are easily used to cheat on assignments, yet they remain useful for research and coding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What it means for you\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If your children attend a school that runs on Google tools, this decision is no longer Google's alone. It now sits with your school administrators, and they are being forced to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Ask your child's school.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The key question: will they enable Gemini, and what is their policy.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Understand that the choice is not neutral.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Rejecting AI now means losing Google Search as well, not just switching off a chatbot.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Check Guided Learning.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If enabled, your child works through steps instead of receiving ready-made answers.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Plan fallback sources.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Schools that ban AI need to offer another search engine or digital library.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fapnews.com\u002Farticle\u002Fai-schools-classroom-students-google-7ba4219e505db1c11d672f6eefe7155a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google will require schools opt into AI tools to keep search access\u003C\u002Fa> (AP News)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inquirer.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnation-world\u002Fgoogle-ai-schools-student-software-chatbot-gemini-guided-learning-20261103.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google will turn off search for schools that reject AI\u003C\u002Fa> (Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fox5ny.com\u002Fnews\u002Fgoogle-cut-search-access-schools-completely-block-new-ai-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google to cut Search access for schools that completely block new AI tools\u003C\u002Fa> (FOX 5 New York)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",1793766873178]