Google AI Search Risks for Kids | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 2m

Google’s new AI search tools are sounding the alarm for kids’ safety, according to Common Sense Media, which gave them the lowest safety rating possible — calling them “unacceptable” for teens and children. These features, AI Overview and AI Mode, failed to detect mental health crises and could easily do homework, undermining learning. While Google defends the tools as helpful for exploration and points to existing parental controls, the nonprofit urges Google to let parents and schools easily disable these features — since millions of kids use Google Search daily, often on school devices…