How to disable or avoid intrusive AI

	How to disable or avoid intrusive AI(librarian.net)
	333 points by ColinWright 4 days ago \| 195 comments
	tl;dr: A practical guide (hosted at NoToAI.org) for disabling AI features across common apps and platforms, including Adobe, Android/Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Google Workspace, Slack, WhatsApp, Windows 11/Copilot, Yahoo Mail, and Zoom. Each section provides step-by-step menu paths, relevant flags, or extensions, along with recommendations for alternative browsers (Zen, Helium, LibreWolf) and debloat tools like O&O ShutUp 10 and Win11DeBloat. The author invites additions and edits from readers.
	HN Discussion: ~Disabling AI can lock users out of essential features due to poor fallback design ↑Switching to Linux and open-source alternatives is the real solution to AI intrusion ↑Companies forcing unwanted, expensive AI features is absurd and frustrating ↑The guide misses additional tools and alternatives worth including •Requests for help with specific AI tools not covered in the guide