KEY POINTS
- Families protested in seven US cities over Google's AI tools on school-issued Chromebooks.
- Google says schools can switch off Search, Gemini and Gemini Notebook, but offers no way to use Search without AI.
- A lawsuit by a 13-year-old in Durham, North Carolina alleges Gemini chats pushed her toward self-harm; the claims are allegations.
Families took part in protests in seven US cities on Wednesday to oppose Google's push to place its AI models in schools, Ars Technica reported. The demonstrations took place in Durham, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Portland.
