- Google extends access to gemini ai to students under the age of 18, but with guarantees
- Includes literacy tools on AI, verification of facts and stricter content moderation
- This nevertheless raises new questions about the long -term role of AI in global education systems
When the calculators first entered the classrooms, many feared to weaken the skills in mathematics of the students. The arrival of the Internet and the smartphones expressed similar fears concerning plagiarism and distraction – and now, the tools of AI take their turn under the spotlight.
With the deployment of Google’s Gemini application to all users of Google Workspace for Education, including students under the age of 18, these former concerns refuse in a new form.
Gemini promises to help everything, from planning lessons to real-time feedback, but his expansion also raises difficult questions about the long-term role of AI in education and how he can reshape learning himself.
Stricter content policies
Google says that the objective is to support creativity, learning and responsible use of AI, because the GEMINI include LearnLM, a family of AI models in education and developed with comments from teaching experts.
These models are designed to manage tasks like helping students think about ideas, checking their understanding or generating practice equipment.
For students under the age of 18, Gemini has stricter content policies and Literacy tools for AI approved by groups like Connectsafely and the Family Online Safety Institute.
Users for the first time are guided by the integrated content that explains how to use AI in a responsible manner.
To reduce the risk of disinformation, Gemini include a characteristic of fact verification. When a student poses a question based on facts, the tool performs a double verification response using Google Search.
This happens automatically the first time and can be triggered later by the student if necessary.
Confidentiality and security have been highlighted by Google in deployment, saying that Gemini for Education follows the same data protection terms as the rest of the work space for education.
In a word, this means that students’ data is not used to train AI models or examined by humans.
The application is also aligned with education and confidentiality regulations like Ferpa, Coppa, Hipaa and Fedramp.
That said, some educators and parents do not know how AI will affect students’ commitment and thought, and this is something that we have covered a lot before.
Google Gemini can save time and stimulate productivity, but large questions remain that students could count too much or if it could change the way learning is assessed.
