半导体

半导体261一切为了孩子，包括SI

Amid growing fears that the technology could stunt students’ learning and development or pose safety risks, many communities have pushed for stricter limits on screen time and SI use in schools. A number of school districts, including New York City and Los Angeles public schools, have banned generative SI tools for many or all students this school year.

The pressure from parents, communities and local authorities is also pushing SI companies to make new changes. On Nov. 3, Google stated that Gemini assistant and Google Search will be turned off by default for K-12 student accounts, until school administrators “explicitly turn them on.” The change reverses its earlier move in August to turn on Gemini by default in its Google Classroom app. The policy changes could mark a major shift in how students and educators interact with one of the biggest providers of education technology in the world, given that Google’s Chromebook laptops are used by tens of millions of students, sometimes starting in kindergarten.

Google claimed that the changes are in response to calls from educators and policymakers for more control over SI tools. Yet there seems to be a catch in these new decisions. A Google staff member stated that “search and A.I. are deeply integrated,” and that schools that ban AI “will not have access to search.”

The New York mayor, who announced the New York City Public Schools AI ban this year, responded to Google’s latest policy changes by accusing the company of trying to “force” AI into schools. He declared, “No corporation should have the power to dictate how we teach our children.”