Google's decision to disable search for schools that restrict AI is an overreach that forces adoption of AI without opt-out options.

This is a new low for #Google: they will disable searches for schools that restrict AI Expect this to follow for the rest of us https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/google-search-schools-restrict-ai.html

NY Times: "Schools that choose to restrict AI entirely will also lose access to Google search." ' "_ Search and AI are deeply integrated, _” said Chris Phillips, VP for education at #Google.' Tying them together "deeply" is ** their ** mistake. "Good technologies don't require you to twist peoples ams to get them to adopt them." — @kewms Having edited my search option to skip AI and go directly to a web search, I am clearly a candidate for being disabled (if I was part of a school). #GoogleAI p.s. This ill-considered policy reminds me of Marissa Mayer (VP of search & UX) in ~2010 launching a 24 hour demo that served a random large background photo when hitting the home page … with ** no ** opt out. They had to turn the whole demo off early, and by the end of the year they had moved her away from search.