3 Things Parents And Students Told Us About How Generative AI Can Support Learning

Teachers will always be the heart of the classroom

While generative AI is poised to play a pivotal role in education, human educators remain irreplaceable. Generative AI can enhance learning, without undermining it, which is why guardrails and transparency are key to making generative AI the powerful tool that it promises to be for education.

Keeping the “teacher in the loop” is core to how Google for Education builds and designs its products, informing the features we choose and the safeguards we put in place. We will always prioritize our collaboration with educators and schools by maintaining a tight feedback loop with users throughout our development process.

With generative AI at their side, teachers will be able to better serve students with a wide range of diverse needs and preferences, saving them time on administrative tasks and ultimately helping them focus on what they do best: inspiring and challenging students, using their experience and soft skills like listening and empathy to create a haven where minds are opened and curiosity can thrive. When the best teachers are paired with the best tools, their students become unstoppable.

As one student in our research said, “Teachers always make sure I am okay, that I have the best mindset for the class. I think I couldn’t do it without them. I’d probably be in a whole different place right now.”