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NYC Mayor Mamdani Slams Google Over AI in Schools
Original: Google criticized by NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani following AI policy change: 'Google is trying to use its monopoly power to
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly criticized Google after the company changed its policy for schools, accusing the tech giant of leveraging its monopoly power. Google disabled search functionality for schools that opt out of its AI tools, a move Mamdani and others say effectively forces AI products into public schools. Critics describe the decision as coercive, arguing schools dependent on Google's services have little real choice but to accept the AI features.
Why now: Google's decision to penalize schools that refuse its AI tools has sparked an unusual public clash between a major tech company and the New York City mayor.
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- Google criticized by NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani following AI policy change: 'Google is trying to use its monopoly power to force AI into our public schools' Mamdani and others have called out Google's decision to disable search functionality for schools who opt out of its AI… · gamewire@gamefan.net · 1
- Google criticized by NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani following AI policy change: 'Google is trying to use its monopoly power to force AI into our public schools' https://www. pcgamer.com/software/ai/google… · dallo@pouet.chapril.org
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