Google has expanded its AI-powered educational tools, integrating interactive visuals, 3D simulations, and a dedicated study hub within Search and Gemini to better support students and compete with OpenAI’s offerings.
Google has expanded its student-focused AI tools across Search and Gemini, adding interactive visuals, 3D simulations, practice quizzes and a dedicated study hub as it tries to position Gemini as a more useful classroom companion. The company said the update is designed to help students work through difficult topics rather than simply producing quick answers, as competition intensifies with OpenAI and specialist education services.
In Search, students can now generate custom learning tools and simulations for complex subjects. Google said a search for “pH scale”, for example, can surface an interactive explanation in AI Overviews, while follow-up prompts can produce more tailored visualisations, such as placing different fruits on the scale. Search will also generate subject-specific practice quizzes across areas including science, maths, humanities and languages.
Google is also extending Lens in Search with a more interactive problem-solving experience. In the coming weeks, users will be able to point the camera at a question or upload a photo of their work and receive explanations of the underlying concept, identification of possible errors and guidance when they get stuck. The company said Search will also be able to turn uploaded material, including PDFs, slides and handwritten notes, into study documents such as one-page summaries.
Gemini is gaining a broader set of learning features as well. Google said users will be able to launch multi-step research reports in Gemini Live, leave the app while the work continues in the background and return to a notification when the report is ready. They can then discuss the findings by voice and ask follow-up questions. Gemini will also be able to produce functional 3D simulations, with responses that can include tables, grids and interactive models that users can rotate and zoom, such as a DNA structure.
The company is also bringing its education tools together inside a dedicated hub in the Gemini app, where students can start study notebooks, create flashcards and take practice quizzes. The move builds on Google’s wider push to weave Gemini into its product set. Earlier this year, TechCrunch reported that Google added Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive, allowing users to generate formatted drafts and other materials from information already stored across Workspace. Google had also introduced Guided Learning in Gemini last year as a tutor-style mode intended to encourage deeper understanding rather than direct answer retrieval.
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