How to disable or avoid intrusive AI

This article provides a practical guide for users who wish to disable or minimize the presence of AI features in their software and devices. It covers specific instructions for disabling AI integrations in products like Adobe Acrobat, Google Gemini, and Apple Intelligence.
One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides “what is taking up all my cloud storage?”) is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don’t want it. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you like AI and find it useful? That’s fine, this document is probably not for you. Additions/edits welcome. Leave a comment or drop me an email. This page is available at the short URL https://NoToAI.org
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