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Designing responsible AI for learning

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In short

The new educational tool launches globally today inside Google Classroom, using class-specific materials to deliver personalized study support and real-time performance metrics to teachers. It coaches learners through writing assignments, homework, and complex physics problems using open-ended prompts and step-by-step breakdowns. Meanwhile, a pilot targeting Google Search homework queries will launch later this month in select U.S. schools before rolling out more broadly.

Key points

  • The Guided Learning system relies on productive struggle by offering open-ended prompts i…: The Guided Learning system relies on productive struggle by offering open-ended prompts instead of direct answers.
  • School administrators are required to explicitly enable these AI tools before students ca…: School administrators are required to explicitly enable these AI tools before students can access them on school accounts.
  • Educator feedback gathered during the upcoming search pilot will directly determine how t…: Educator feedback gathered during the upcoming search pilot will directly determine how the feature expands to other school districts.

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If you’ve ever watched a student use AI tools to help with their schoolwork, you’ve probably wondered: Are they actually learning, or just finding a shortcut? Questions like this are important, and they guide our work when building products for learning.

We believe technology paired with great educators can unlock incredible learning potential, and we’re focused on building technology responsibly to help students thrive. Today, we’re making important updates to our products used in schools, including building Guided Learning capabilities into Google Search and Google Classroom, and evolving our approach to school controls.

Developing products built for learning

We believe AI products should support “productive struggle” — enabling students to be actively challenged without getting so overwhelmed that they give up. That’s the philosophy behind Guided Learning. In Gemini, Guided Learning acts as an interactive study tool that coaches students through the process of problem solving through open-ended questions and step-by-step breakdowns. Our research shows that Guided Learning leads to measurable learning gains for students, and we’re now bringing Guided Learning to more products.

- Google Search: We’re building Guided…

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