DuckDuckGo pitches to schools amid Google AI backlash
Original title: DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy
DuckDuckGo targets schools after Google allows turning off Gemini while keeping other AI features.
DuckDuckGo is pitching its privacy-focused search engine to schools following Google's announcement allowing Gemini to be turned off. Google has 50 million Chromebooks and serves 150 million Google Classroom users. DuckDuckGo highlights its flexibility to disable AI features and notes rising user demand after rejecting forced AI integration.
- Google allows turning off Gemini for schools but keeps other AI features
- DuckDuckGo emphasizes user privacy and disable options
- Google has 50 million Chromebooks in schools
- Google Classroom serves 150 million users
- DuckDuckGo app installs up 30 percent
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- DuckDuckGoGoogle
- Organizations
- TechCrunch
- AI models
- Gemini
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DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features.
By Sarah Perez · techcrunch.com
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