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How to disable or avoid intrusive AI

How to disable or avoid intrusive AI

ColinWright

Comments (67)

  • dinkleberg
    I recently discovered that you need to have Siri enabled for Apple CarPlay. I expect we're going to see a lot of this where when you disable the AI functionality the devs won't have put in fallback states and you'll be effectively locked out. With CarPlay for instance there is no reason that I shouldn't be able to listen to my music or use the map without Siri. But things like responding to texts does rely on Siri, so just gate that piece. It is rather unfortunate.
  • rad-b
    Such a cool guide to such a bizarre problem we live in…Companies forcing features that nobody wants, but that are also expensive to operate and cost real money to run? Market can definitely stay irrational for long.
  • astudentinearth
    Much needed list. On the browser front, I recommend giving a try to alternatives like Zen or Helium, which are Firefox and Chromium based respectively.For AI buttons that specifically bug you, content blockers like uBlock Origin are especially helpful to zap them out of the page.
  • dceddia
    Recently bothered by the Amazon Alexa for Shopping thing that slides out constantly and can’t be turned off, I found this Chrome extension.https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adios-alexa-for-sho...
  • happosai
    Unfortunately doesn't tell me how make Rovo go away.
  • geekamongus
    On Mac, you can use https://wairy.app (full disclosure, I made this) to check what you have given AI perms to do on your computer (knowingly or not), then revoke them.
  • nemomarx
    Anyone know a good way to disable the ai summary on Google results? I know I should move over to kagi, but a ublock filter or something would still be nice.
  • netsharc
    Hah, the app to view the file format that simulates paper documents has AI now... (PDF/Adobe Reader).
  • mark_l_watson
    Good list! Removing as much as possible all AI and surveillance features, then carefully adding back the very few I want is the way I roll.
  • matheusmoreira
    Thanks for this. I love AI but I seriously hate the way these corporations keep forcing it into literally everything. I want to use AI on my own terms.
  • cryo32
    The trick I use is to immediately go "fuck it I'm not using that product"I'm remarkably free of any intrusive AI.
  • soupspaces
    So, like closing intrusive popups before and blockers, then.
  • latexr
    It would be nice to have this accessible in a repo, so we could track changes and submit corrections/new sources.
  • josefritzishere
    It's a sad state of affairs when companies are cramming this unwanted garbage into every app putting the onus on the user to block, disable, unsubscribe, delete, edit and mitigate. Nobody asked for AI slop.