NYC Council presses Google over AI in schools

Nov 13, 2026
Council leaders want answers by 19 November on Google tying school Search access to its AI tools, a plan Google has since walked back.

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Shekar Krishnan have written to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the company's plan to cut off Google Search for schools that ban its AI tools for students, the Council said. New York City has a one-year moratorium on AI use for students from 2-K through eighth grade.

The letter asks Google to answer in writing by 19 November on AI adoption in schools, inaccurate AI responses to students and teachers' choice of tools. Google had quickly backtracked on the plan after it was announced, GovTech reported, saying schools can manage Search and Gemini separately.

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