Chicago schools to Google – we'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI(www.techspot.com)
57 pointsby thunderbong2 hours ago12 comments
  • anabisan hour ago
    I consider Google evil here.

    Android's "Ask Gemini" context menu (PROCESS_TEXT Intent) is registered by the Google app, _not_ the Gemini app, making it hard to remove.

    I am considering asking Brave browser dev to filter it, since its an unwanted ad at this point.

  • dragontameran hour ago
    I wonder if Kagi can come up with a good marking opportunity here!
  • collinmcnultyan hour ago
    I think a lot of “inevitable” things have lost their air of invincibility in the last couple weeks and Google being able to shove AI to people who don’t want it is one of them.
  • DeepYogurt26 minutes ago
    Go Chicago!
  • 0c3ca8324 minutes ago
    Good.
  • 31337Logican hour ago
    Very nice!! I hope other school boards find this inspiring!!
  • glimshe37 minutes ago
    Haven't I heard that before? "We can't remove IE from Windows, it's part of the OS, there's nothing we can do about it"
    • hackernud3s25 minutes ago
      And how did that go for Microsoft? It went just fine.
  • an hour ago
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  • mattmcknight17 minutes ago
    This is nonsense. Google Search is AI. Did they complain when google added structured results (knowledge panel)? Did they complain about summaries per result? Then, Google blocks it and it's not good enough for them? Just bing it.

    I personally miss the 10 blue links you get on scholar.google.com.

    • mpalmera few seconds ago
      Seems like you are working hard not to acknowledge the difference between non-negotiable generative AI and all those mostly-unrelated things you listed.

      Do you think Google would have refused to turn off Knowledge Graph for their clients if refusing meant losing the contract?

  • ChrisArchitectan hour ago
    Didn't Google update the blog post that caused all the outrage two weeks ago saying there'd be more controls etc?

    > After listening to schools, teachers, leading researchers, and policymakers, we are now updating our approach to controls for Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search. Access to these products will be entirely off for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly turn them on.

    > We’ll share more specifics with schools in the coming months ahead of the changes rolling out so they have time to prepare and enable a smooth transition. Our goal is simple: provide school leaders the control and confidence to use AI products in classrooms as they see fit.

    > We’ll continue to listen to feedback and evolve our approach as we work in partnership with schools, teachers, pedagogical experts, and parents on helping the next generation learn and thrive.

    https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/educatio...

    • pamcakean hour ago
      You've got it backwards (those Google communications are weasely so can't blame you). This is the "nice try".
  • Larrikinan hour ago
    There are now a few articles about the protest. I personally prefer Block Club Chicago as my source on Chicago news.

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/11/12/after-google-warns-s...

  • DivingForGoldan hour ago
    Choose another search engine, DuckDuckGo
    • SoftTalkeran hour ago
      Classic search is falling apart though. There's so, so much AI slop polluting the web that actually useful results are harder and harder to find. Even DDG surfaces mostly slop as the top results for many searches. The legacy web is becoming a useless cacophony.

      Search engines need to find a way to squash the slop pages.