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Google to switch off AI tools in school software, drawing criticism
Original: New. So Google now resorts to blackmailing kids? How fitting. Maybe this is exactly what schools need to dump Google sea
Google announced on Tuesday that it will turn off artificial intelligence tools in its widely used education software early next year, a move that has sparked anger among educators and technology critics. Critics are calling the decision coercive toward schools and students, arguing it pressures underfunded schools into paying for services they had been using, and some are urging schools to reconsider their reliance on Google products altogether.
Why now: The announcement is seen as pressuring schools and students into paid plans, fuelling debate about tech companies' grip on education.
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