Prime Highlight:
- Google has launched a wide set of initiatives to advance AI in global education, including new partnerships, expanded trials, and a $30 million funding pledge.
- The company is partnering with Estonia to bring Gemini for Education to over 20,000 students and teachers.
Key Facts:
- A study of 165 students in the U.K. showed that LearnLM in Gemini 2.5 improved math performance, making students 5.5 percentage points more likely to solve new problems.
- Google.org’s $30 million commitment will support AI literacy through organizations like the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Fab AI, and Playlab AI, with Playlab expanding partnerships in Idaho, Indiana, and Tennessee.
Background:
Google has unveiled a wide set of new commitments to advance AI in education, announcing global partnerships, expanded trials and a $30 million funding pledge during its AI for Learning Forum in London. The forum brought together experts, educators, students and researchers to discuss how AI can help modern learning systems.
Ben Gomes, Google’s Chief Technologist for Learning and Sustainability, said the aim of the forum is to “share ideas, forge partnerships and collectively consider AI’s potential to help learners, educators and the wider ecosystem.”
As part of the announcement, Google confirmed a national partnership with Estonia under the country’s AI Leap initiative. The collaboration will give more than 20,000 students and teachers access to Gemini for Education, along with training support. Joint research will examine the benefits and risks of using AI in classrooms. Gomes described Estonia as a leader in digital innovation.
Google also revealed that YouTube’s new conversational AI learning tool is now available to users in the U.K. The feature allows viewers to ask questions, receive explanations and test their understanding while watching educational videos.
New research findings were also shared. Researchers ran a study with 165 students in the U.K., and LearnLM in Gemini 2.5 helped the students do better on their math tasks. Students using the tool were 5.5 percentage points more likely to solve new problems independently, while factual errors appeared in only 0.1% of AI responses. Google plans additional trials in the U.S., U.K., India and Sierra Leone.
Alongside product updates, Google.org announced a $30 million commitment over three years to support AI literacy and access. Funding will go to the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Fab AI and Playlab AI. Playlab AI will expand partnerships with state agencies in Idaho, Indiana and Tennessee to strengthen teacher training and build long-term AI strategies in schools.
