US Senator Calls on Google Regarding Artificial Intelligence in Schools

US Senator Edward J. Markey stated in a letter sent to Google that the tech giant is pushing artificial intelligence chatbots onto children and young people by leveraging its market share in educational technology.

Democratic Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts sent an official letter to Google on Monday. The letter requested that schools be allowed to disable the search engine's artificial intelligence features without losing access to the search engine itself.

The letter in question was based on a New York Times report stating that Google plans to block student access to certain artificial intelligence services while keeping artificial intelligence features in the search engine active. The letter criticized the deep integration of tools such as A.I. Overview and A.I. Mode.

As part of the questions directed at Google, Senator Markey asked whether this decision was technically feasible and demanded that the company submit research on safety and learning impacts by the end of the month.