Google is turning Search into an AI study tool

As districts across the country debate the efficacy of tech-enabled classrooms , Google wants to upgrade the average students' school supplies with new AI features.

And they don't even need to leave the Google homepage to find them.

SEE ALSO: What parents should know about ChatGPT for Teens Google Search becomes a study helper Announced today, Google is refashioning Search and AI Mode into a one-stop shop for homework help.

When users turn to Google's query box for questions, they will also be able to ask the search engine to come up with visuals to understand tricky concepts — much like Gemini's interactive visuals announced last year — or create practice quizzes across a variety of subjects.

Search can help students study for standardized tests in collaboration with education companies The Princeton Review, Careers360, PhysicsWallah, and Akira Enem.

Users can also upload images of assignments and study guides to get detailed help using Lens and AI Overview, or connect Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) while in AI Mode to further personalize homework help.

With all this data in hand, Search can leverage AI Mode conversations, files, and more to generate entirely personalized study documents, the company explained.

Is Google Search safe for kids? Google has spent the last year overhauling the classic Search experience with the help of AI.

Last month, child safety watchdog Common Sense Media declared Google's AI-powered Search posed an "unacceptable risk" to minor users.

Across the country, students have access to Google's AI features, including Search, through the company's Classroom suite and Google devices like Chromebooks.

At the time of the report, Google had blocked access to Gemini for users under 18, but many K-12 students could still interact with the AI model indirectly through Search.

In the weeks following, Google reportedly opened up Gemini access to minors using its Classroom app.

Via a new Gemini tab on student accounts, users could ask the chatbot for help with assignments, create study resources, and generate images linked to materials provided by teachers, the New York Times reported.

Google told Mashable that Common Sense Media's study of AI Overviews and AI Mode was flawed.