AI is changing how we learn and raising important questions about ensuring that learning can underpin a better future. Last week we published an article on AI and the future of learning, and today we’re bringing together experts, academics, thinkers, students, educators and more in our Google AI for Learning forum in partnership with Google DeepMind. Our goal is to share ideas, create partnerships, and collectively consider the potential of AI to help students, educators, and the broader ecosystem. We are also announcing $30 million in funding for learning projects as well as new partnerships and research.
We build useful products for students and teachers
Our AI products are based on core learning science and built in close collaboration with the education community. That’s why schools and universities globally are making Gemini — the world’s leading model for learning — available to students, teachers and faculty.
We are partnering with the Government of Estonia, a global leader in digital innovation and education, on their AI Leap initiative, a national program for meaningful and responsible AI integration across the education system. Championed by Estonia’s President Alar Karis, AI Leap will equip more than 20,000 students and teachers with access to the best AI tools and training, including Gemini for Education, to improve their learning and prepare them for an AI-driven future. Google and the AI ​​Leap Foundation will also conduct joint research on the findings to assess the benefits and potential risks of implementing AI tools in the classroom.
YouTube, one of the world’s largest and most accessible learning libraries, is introducing its conversational AI tool to UK users. This makes it easier to learn from videos – and get “unstuck” by asking questions for explanations, seeing summaries of key concepts, and even being quizzed to test your knowledge of the video you’re watching.
We run studies to understand how our products help students
AI is a transformative technology that enables new ways of teaching and learning. Yet critical unanswered questions remain about its impact on learning outcomes. To address this, we are committed to taking a rigorous scientific approach to understanding the full impact of AI on student learning.
Today we are publishing results from an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 165 UK students aged 13 to 15 years. Working with Eedi, we tested LearnLM – our custom-built model of learning now infused in Gemini 2.5 – by integrating it into chat-based math tutoring supervised by experienced teachers. LearnLM was found to be reliable, with only 0.1% of all messages containing factual errors. We also found that students taught by LearnLM were 5.5 percentage points more likely to independently solve new problems in their next study session, indicating that a teacher using AI tools does slightly better than a teacher not using AI. Read more in our technical report.
We will build on this research with additional RCTs in the US, UK, India, Sierra Leone and beyond to scientifically validate the impact of AI on learning outcomes globally.
We fund organizations that make learning tools more accessible
Today, we’re providing $30 million in new funding from Google.org over the next three years to support efforts focused on driving transformative learning solutions and fundamental research.
To kick this off, we’re announcing initial funding for organizations making AI and technology education universally available:
- The Raspberry Pi Foundation will lead global collaborative projects that shape how students learn to code effectively in the age of AI.
- Fab AI will conduct international studies to measure the impact of AI on student learning outcomes.
- Playlab will build a scalable system to increase AI skills and equitable AI access in K-12 education by partnering with nonprofits to train teachers and implement AI programs.
With Google’s backing, Digital Promise, a global nonprofit working to expand opportunities for every student, released “A Framework for Powerful Learning with Emerging Technology” to help educators use AI and emerging technologies in the classroom. The framework provides recommendations and resources for designing and implementing AI, built on insights from more than 50 independent experts across education, technology and research.