Google has announced that its software used by K-12 students in the US will have all AI features disabled by default—with only school administrators able to opt in—in response to educators and parents seeking greater control over children's interactions with AI. Chris Phillips, Google's vice president of education, noted that search and AI are now deeply integrated, warning that if schools ban AI, students will lose access to Search entirely. Google's Gmail, Docs, and Classroom assignment platform are widely used across US K-12 schools, and its Chromebooks remain the most widely used laptops in American classrooms.