Check your subscription status, update your details and more. Google has said schools can’t have access to its search engine without AI, even in schools where AI use is being banned. Columnist Jacob Aron says the tech giant shouldn’t be dictating education policy in this way When I was at school, a new technology launched in the form of a magic box that could answer any question you wanted.
It was called Google, and my teachers cautioned that we shouldn’t trust everything it spat out, because anyone could put anything on the internet. Three decades later, history is repeating – with a twist. Schools are now begging Google to allow students to access its search engine, but the tech giant says that is only possible if teachers also accept a new kind of magic box, AI. **Read more** Why I have changed my mind about AI and you should too Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox.
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