Google Faces Backlash as Classroom AI Push Links to Dropping Student Test Scores

Google's deployment of artificial intelligence tools in schools faces mounting scrutiny amid reports that student dependence on chatbots is eroding critical thinking and academic performance. An OECD survey spanning 760,000 students across 91 countries revealed test scores hit a 25-year low, with U.S. scores falling 14 points compared to 2022 levels. Daily AI users scored 20 points lower on science exams than non-users. The company, which provides educational software to over 170 million students and educators globally and maintains 6,000 certified teacher influencers, previously saw internal research warn of elevated developmental risks for children.