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1 / 3Google says schools control Search after all, and promises guided answers in AI Mode×

The reversal

Hours after reports that schools blocking AI would lose Search, Google said Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Search are all off by default in 2027 and that schools can turn any of them back on.

The promise

It also said AI Mode and AI Overviews will walk students through problems.

The dodge

It did not address the point in dispute: its education VP had said "Search and AI are deeply integrated."

Sources and the full story

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Google says schools control Search after all, and promises guided answers in AI Mode

Hours after reports that schools blocking AI would lose Search, Google said Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Search are all off by default in 2027 and that schools can turn any of them back on. It also said AI Mode and AI Overviews will walk students through problems. It did not address the point in dispute: its education VP had said "Search and AI are deeply integrated." SourcesB

Sources

• BGoogle responds to outrage over removing Search in schools that ban AI (CNBC)cnbc.com

This story ran in the Morning Brief of November 4th 2026.